Queer
East
Film
Festival
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OCT 2020 - JAN 2021
IN CINEMAS & ONLINE
Features
Chih-Yen Yee
A favourite with audiences and a milestone in Taiwanese LGBTQ+ cinema, this coming-of-age drama explores the odd-couple relationship that develops between high school students Meng (Lun-Mei Gwei) and Zhang (Bo-Lin Chen). The carefree Zhang is preocc...
Ming-Lang Chen
When gay Civics teacher Kevin openly voices his stance on marriage equality at school, he stirs up a storm and his boss warns him not to mention the subject again. But the tension between Kevin’s professional role and personal life becomes much mo...
Queer East Puts Resistance and Inclusivity at the Centre of Virtual Programme for Pride Season
QE: Docs4Pride from Queer East Film Festival launches on 3 July with four free-to-stream documentaries shining a light on queer activism in East and Southeast Asia. Pride 2020 will be like no other. Typically, it’s a time when the LGBTQ+ commun...
2009 – 2019: Taiwan’s Ten-Year Journey Towards Marriage Equality
On 24th May 2017, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court determined in J.Y. Interpretation No. 748 that it was unconstitutional for the current Civil Code to prohibit same-sex marriage. This was a milestone for the marriage equality movement in Taiwan, and...
Queer East Launches Virtual Series ‘QE: HomeSexual’ for Charity in Response to COVID-19
From Queer East to QE: HomeSexual – audiences can now watch award-winning documentaries and short films, from emerging Asian filmmakers, at home. In response to the Coronavirus outbreak and indefinite closure of independent venues, Queer East l...
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...
