Year Round

Queer East hosts events throughout the entire calendar year, see what’s currently running below.

A Love Letter to Vietnam: Queer Vietnamese Film Nights

Wed 27 November, 6:30 AM Thu 5 December, 6:30 PM Sat 7 December, 5:00 PM

From 80s Saigon to modern-day California, A Love Letter to Vietnam is a series of films that showcases the plurality of queer Vietnamese lives across time and space. An opera singer falls for a ruthless debt collector. A community of Vietnamese-Americans organise for political change. In the bustle of the ...

Queer East: On the Road 2024

25 Sep — 6 Oct 29 Sep — 30 Sep 10 Oct — 10 Oct 17 Oct — 21 Oct 27 Oct — 20 Nov 28 Oct — 10 Nov 29 Oct — 2 Nov 8 Nov — 10 Nov 9 Nov — 21 Nov 12 Nov — 13 Nov 18 Nov — 20 Nov 19 Nov — 19 Nov 19 Nov — 26 Nov 25 Nov — 2 Dec 27 Nov — 27 Nov 28 Nov — 28 Nov

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Following the success of its London edition this April, Queer East embarks on a three-month nationwide tour, bringing a selection of festival highlights to big screens across the country, along with Q&As, conversations, and networking events. This year's Queer East: On the Road runs from September t...

Queer East: Encore 2024

11 Sep — 29 Sep

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Queer East returns to the Garden Cinema this September with a series of encore screenings, offering London audiences the opportunity to revisit some of the festival’s sold-out events. From 11-29 September, we will showcase three films from China, Japan, and Taiwan, along with Q&As and introductions. Th...

Queer Boys and Girls on the Shinkansen (20th Anniversary)

Thu 25 July, 6:30 PM

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This omnibus film began as a community project in 2004, and this special screening celebrates its 20th anniversary. Queer Boys and Girls on the Shinkansen brought together a diverse group of eleven people – filmmakers, photographers, manga artists, drag queens, dancers, poets, and art directors – who were ...

Spectra, Queer Non Fiction Films: Fuyuhiko Takata Selection

Tue 2 July, 7:00 PM

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This programme features a curated selection of short films by the artist and filmmaker Fuyuhiko Takata. Known for his transformative approach to classical fairy tales and exploration of deep social themes, Takata’s works blend tragicomedy, eroticism, and gore, challenging conventional symbols and narrative...

Queer Vision Film Festival: Welcome to Neverland

Sun 30 June, 5:00 PM

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Vampiric schoolgirls, crocodilian men, and spectral lovers populate this eerie programme, in which myths, the supernatural, and alternative universes spark the queer imagination. Blurring boundaries between reality and fantasy, the filmmakers delve into weird and wonderful experiences that ignite the possi...