Tun-Fei Mou, The End of the Track, film still, 1970.

[ID: black and white film still showing two young boys helping each other climb up on top of a basketball hoop. In the background is a thickly forested mountain.]

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8.30pm Friday 24th September

On the 24th of September, join us for a late evening screening of 1970 Taiwanese feature film 'The End of the Track', preceded by a contemporary short film by Chinese director Moxie Peng. Both films present young queers navigating secrecy and intimacy as they come to terms with their identities. The screening will begin with an introduction from Professor Chris Berry, King’s College London.

Queer East is an LGBTQ+ film festival that showcases rarely-seen queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia. Seeking to amplify the voices of Asian communities in the UK, the festival explores the forces that have shaped the current queer landscape in Asia, and aims to encourage more inclusive narratives. The second edition of Queer East Film Festival takes place across London from 15 to 26 September, with three dates here at The Horse Hospital on the 17th, 23rd, and 24th.

Melt (2019), dir. Moxie Peng [2011, China] - When Little Jia is asked to read his essay about Women's Day out loud to his class, he has to hide the painful truth that only his friend Dong knows.

The End of the Track (1970), dir. Tun-Fei Mou [90 mins, Taiwan] - Filmed during the martial law period and banned by the Kuomintang regime due to its homosexual undercurrents and likely for its political overtones, The End of the Track is a landmark in Taiwanese cinema. Friends Tong and Yongsheng are inseparable. They are best friends who spend their time wandering the countryside, training for athletics, and hanging out at the dumpling stall operated by Yongsheng's parents. Tun-Fei Mou’s film makes a quietly radical statement about repressed desire, examining the psychological impact of trauma on a young boy. Formally innovative and emotionally charged, this heartbreaking classic is one of the earliest examples of queer cinema in Taiwan.

Introduction by Professor Chris Berry, King's College London.

Tickets available via the link below:

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The Horse Hospital is hosting five programmes as part of Queer East Film Fest 2021. Tickets for each screening can be bought separately, or you can purchase a “QE2021 X THH Pass” that gives you full access to all events held here, plus 10% off drinks. 

Save time and money - five programmes, one pass, only £22.50.

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