Queer
East
Film
Festival
/01
OCT 2020 - JAN 2021
IN CINEMAS & ONLINE
Features
Hong Khaou
Lilting is a drama about the relationship that develops between a man’s partner and mother after his untimely death. When Kai (Andrew Leung) dies, his long-term partner Richard (Ben Whishaw) reaches out to his mother Junn (Cheng Pei-Pei), whom he ...
Garin Nugroho
An Indonesian dancer explores his identity when he joins a traditional Lengger dance company in Garin Nugroho’s stunning drama. Juno, a sensitive boy living in a Javanese village, is abandoned by his father, but finds solidarity in a traditiona...
Queer East returns to cinemas with a special programme for Pride season
To mark this year’s Pride, Queer East returns to cinemas across London with a diverse set of films from China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, and the UK, exploring how culture, law, history, and social norms have shaped the current queer landscape in E...
Submissions for Queer East Film Festival 2021 are now open
Queer East, launched in 2020, is an LGBTQ+ film festival aiming to showcase rarely-seen queer cinema both from, and about, East and Southeast Asia, and to amplify the voices of underrepresented Asian communities in the UK. The festival invites every...
COVID-19 Update: Queer East Film Festival Screenings Rescheduled
Following government advice on 31 October, it is with a heavy heart that we once again announce the postponement of our planned screenings in London, Manchester, and Nottingham in November until further notice. Please be assured that we are looking ...
Dates and Locations
24 May – 31 May / Vimeo
On 24th May 2019, same-sex marriage officially became legal in Taiwan, making it the first – and to date, only – Asian country to do so. Over 5,000 same-sex couples have registered their unions since the law took effect. Marking the two-year anniversary of Taiwan's landmark ruling, we are hosting a week-long online screening from 24 May to 31 May, featuring two documentaries, Taiwan Equa...
Dates and Locations
07 Apr – 21 Apr / Screen25
South Norwood’s much-loved community cinema, Screen25 is launching its Cinema on Demand platform to bring a curated season of independent films to your home. From 7 to 21 April, we are delighted to join our friends at Screen25 to co-present a two-week long online screening of Monsoon and Ultra Bleu, a double bill offering a sensitive study of self-identity, urban loneliness and unexpected encou...
Dates and Locations
21 Nov – 27 Nov / University of Sussex
Aiming to raise awareness and facilitate a better understanding of East and Southeast Asian queer communities amongst the young generation, Queer East has teamed up with the School of Media, Arts and Humanities at University of Sussex to present a special curated online programme exclusively for the students in the school. By screening films that students might not otherwise get a chance to see, ...
Dates and Locations
05 Oct – 18 Oct / SQIFF
Queer East takes its first virtual visit to Scotland, in partnership with Scottish Queer International Film Festival, presenting a wild programme of six short films that give a glimpse into just some of what East and Southeast Asian queer cinema have to offer. Showcasing new and rediscovered works - and some things in between - it features daring touches of the supernatural, the horrific, the sur...
