Sapphic Cinema Club features in the programme of Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2026.

Telepathy, psychic yearning, ghostly cruising…. And that’s just the first date. 

Join us to explore the intuitive and psychic nature of sapphic relationships, where lust is mythic and dreaming is half the flirt. These shorts pull us into the freaky realm of lesbian imagination. We’ll drift into the clouds of a queer utopia, connect telepathically with our partners, haunt a darkened cinema at night, and party underground the smokey street of Paris. A programme to explore that lesbian urge to connect on the astral plane.

After the screening, join us for a panel discussion on queer film events in Glasgow and beyond, hosted by Nancy Holt  and Aga from Sapphic Cinema Club/16 Collective, and Nat from SQIFF.

Curated by Nancy Holt & Aga Paulina Młyńczak from Sapphic Cinema Club and Nat Lall.

Click here to browse our full SQIFF programme. 

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All SQIFF introductions, Q&As, performances, and industry events will have live captioning and BSL/English interpretation. All the films are shown with on-screen Descriptive Subtitles.

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Films in this programme include:

Close, Dir. MV Brown, 2025, United Kingdom, 3 min.

‘Close’ is a video work consisting of the artist’s digital dopplegänger, MV Beta, reciting a poem stitched from clinical language taken directly from the artist’s medical notes, interrupted by their own words. It begins in a tight close-up on the avatar’s face, relaying something between report + confession; MV Beta is a mask that reveals.

Content notes: Discussion of explicit surgical medical language.

More Than Happy, Dir. Tan Wei Keong, 2025, Singapore, 7 min.

In a queer utopia, two couples sit in conversation at a restaurant, waiting for service that will never arrive. As hunger grows, they talk about time and happiness. One dreams of a mother’s blessing, another of ghosts in the past. Not wanting to wait forever, they decide to leave.

My Senses Are All I Have To Offer, Dir. Isadora Neves Marques, 2024, Portugal, 20 min.

Lourdes and Lana met telepathically using “sensory pills”, a technology that allows access to other people’s sensations from a distance. After months of relationship, Lourdes decides to visit the country house of her parents, Vicente and Carl, and introduce them to her girlfriend.

Content notes: Depiction of sexual references. Discussion of class, death.

Dream Factory, Dir. Alex Matraxia, 2023, United Kingdom, 6 min.

An experimental erotic thriller, Dream Factory explores the historical role of cinemas as cruising sites, as well as cinema’s relationship with desire and fantasy.

Access notes: Flashing imagery, loud noises.

Content notes: Depiction of cigarette use.

Daughters of Destiny, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm, 2021, France, 28 min.

On the closing night of their favorite bar, Eden, Crystal and Ibtissame, experience strange events. Crystal mysteriously disappears, kidnapped by a purple star. Eden sets out to find the one she loves, only to discover that Crystal is trapped in a parallel and fantastic world.

Content notes: Depiction of alcohol use, cigarette use.