Queer East Film Festival 2022: Shorts - 101 Butterflies + Baby Girl + Xiaodi
A screening of three short films exploring trans identities across Indonesia, China, and the Philippines as part of Queer East Film Festival 2022
A screening of three short films exploring trans identities across Indonesia, China, and the Philippines as part of Queer East Film Festival 2022
Desire unfolds in a fantasy gay sauna in this hallucinatory and immersive VR experience created by Chou Tung-Yen as part of Queer East Film Festival 2022
8.30pm Friday 24th September
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.
6.20pm Friday 24th September
A screening of a collection of short films made by female filmmakers from across the world, capturing the different stages in women’s lives as they explore newfound identities, experience sexual awakening, and fight for the right to live as they choose.
6pm Thursday 23rd September
A screening of a collection of contemporary and classic documentaries that seek to generate debate around popular conceptions of gender expression, challenging commonly-accepted standards of bodily beauty. The programme is followed by a Q&A with Shinjuku Boys director Kim Longinotto.
8.45pm Friday 17th September
A late evening screening of six stylistically striking films about resilience and confrontation, showcasing the power of queer identity to challenge existing norms and break through boundaries.
An evening of artists’ moving image works. Four artists from across the world query the relationship between real and imagined realms. Their works reflect on female sexuality, bodily experience, and desire, presenting multifaceted perspectives on queer pasts and futures. The programme is followed by a Q&A with artist April Lin 林森. Screening begins at 6.20pm, doors 6pm.
17th - 24th September
We're delighted to be hosting five screenings as part of Queer East Film Festival 2021. Between the 17th and 24th of September, a range of documentaries, director Q&As, feature films, shorts, and artists' moving image works will be screened in our gallery space. See below for all five listings.