Queering Eurocentric notions of freedom, this programme of short films seeks to center the experiences of joy and desire, and situate them within a discourse of liberation. Contesting the Out and Proud narrative which privileges neoliberal notions of queer liberation, these films consider how freedom can be embodied in the intimate spaces of domesticity, and articulated in negotiation with the family. Gesturing toward queer desire, and its intimate expressions, this programme asks: What can queer bodies achieve when no one else is watching
Following the screening, there will be a facilitated conversation about notions of agency in personal spaces.
Doors open - 6:15 PM
Screening starts - 6:40 PM
In collaboration with SOAS, University of London, 'Queer' Asia is renewing its film screening series for 2024, building upon the intellectual, emotional, and political energy of the 2022 'Queer' Asia Film Festival: Survival.
REVIVAL 2024 asks us to imagine the possibilities of queer liberation, kinship, acts of resistance, solidarity, and desire. How do queer individuals and communities negotiate and contest the nexus of oppressive structures, Eurocentric notions of queer freedom, and discourses of exclusion? What are the queer stories and futures that can be articulated through subversive and embodied practices across the normative borders of space and time? These stories invite us to think beyond the limits of our own social and political conditioning and engage in a shared space that will proffer transgressive potential and reflexive discussion.
The screenings shall be followed by a series of discussions which aim to generate collaborative conversation and a space for expanding upon the liberatory potential brought forth by the films.