Queer
East
Film
Festival
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OCT 2020 - JAN 2021
IN CINEMAS & ONLINE
Features
Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto’s shattering, kaleidoscopic masterpiece is one of the most subversive and intoxicating films of the late 1960s. Loosely adapted from Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and set in Tokyo’s dazzling underground gay scene, the film follows Ed...
Ang Lee
Director Ang Lee’s second feature film is a romantic comedy about Wai-Tung Gao (Winston Chao), a Taiwanese immigrant to the USA who lives happily with his partner Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein) in Manhattan. Despite having achieved success as a rea...
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 ...
Queer East Film Festival returns with a hybrid format of online and cinema screenings across the UK
Discover 36 films (16 features, 4 documentaries and 16 shorts), including 7 UK Premieres from 13 countries brought to you by Queer East – the festival fostering and promoting a cultural understanding about the queer Asian community. The previou...
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...
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...
Dates and Locations
05 Oct – 11 Oct / CQIFF, Stockholm
Five short films about queer desire in Taiwan offer a unique snapshot of the island’s cultural landscape. The directors of these exciting new films locate desire and conflict in a diverse set of locations, ranging from saunas and swimming pools, to schools and military bases. Featuring stories of secret liaisons, powerful bonds, hidden emotions, and stark truths, Made In Taiwan shines a spotlig...
