Queer East is proud to team up with London’s longest-running independent arts space, The Horse Hospital, this year to present a bold and imaginative programme, featuring artists and film talent from across the world as they explore the theme of East and Southeast Asian queerness.
Purchasing the “QE2021 X THH Pass” gives you access to view all five programmes and Q&As hosted at The Horse Hospital, plus 10% off drinks during the events.
Save time and money - five programmes, one pass, only £22.50.
Artists' Moving Image Programme
Friday 17 September at 18:20
Four artists from across the world query the relationship between real and imagined realms. Their works reflect on sexuality, bodily experience, and desire, presenting multifaceted perspectives on queer pasts and futures.
- Resurface | Dir Wei Zhou | UK | 2021 | 8 min
- Grand Bouquet | Dir Nao Yoshigai | Japan | 2018 | 15 min
- The Women's Revenge | Dir Hui-Yu Su | Taiwan | 2020 | 16 min
- (Tending) (to) (Ta) | Dir April Lin | UK | 2021 | 65 min
Total Runtime: 104 min
The programme is followed by a Q&A with artist April Lin 林森.
Shorts: Provocations
Friday 17 September at 20:50
A programme of stylistically striking films about resilience and confrontation, showcasing the power of queer identity to challenge existing norms and break through boundaries.
- Handscape | Dir Yi-Ru Chen | China | 2019 | 19 min
- How to Die Young in Manila | Dir Petersen Vargas | Philippines | 2020 | 12 min
- Soy Sauce | Dir Sarnt Utamachote | Germany | 2020 | 5 min
- The First Conversation Between Frank and I | Dir Ohm Phanphiroj | Thailand, USA | 2018 | 13 min
- The Ant-Man | Dir Viet Vu (Pham Quang Trung) | Vietnam | 2018 | 27 min
- Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall | Dir Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke | Thailand | 2020 | 30 min
Total Runtime: 106 min
Shinjuku Boys + Shorts + Q&A
Thursday 23 September at 18:20
A collection of documentaries that seeks to generate debate around popular conceptions of gender expression, challenging commonly-accepted standards of bodily beauty.
- FATbulous Me | Dir Chia-Hsuan Tsai | Taiwan | 2021 | 19 min
- Moving in Between | Dir Chia-Hsuan Tsai | Taiwan | 2019 | 32 min
- Shinjuku Boys | Dir Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams | 1995 | UK, Japan | 53 min
Total Runtime: 105 min
The programme is followed by a Q&A with Shinjuku Boys director Kim Longinotto.
Shorts: What We Want
Friday 24 September at 18:20
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.
- Legit Moms, Illegitimate Kid | Dir Michelle Chu | Taiwan | 2020 | 19 min
- Tsuyako | Dir HIKARI | Japan, USA | 2011 | 24 min
- We Outlaws | Dir Kai-Xuan Wang | China | 2019 | 33 min
- Unnamed | Dir Chun-Yu Chung, De-Gao Hong | Taiwan | 2019 | 29 min
Total Runtime: 105 min
The End of the Track + Melt
Friday 24 September at 20:30
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. Tun-Fei Mou’s film makes a quietly radical statement about repressed desire, examining the psychological impact of trauma on a young boy.
Dir Tun-Fei Mou | Taiwan | 1970 | 90 min
Introduction by Professor Chris Berry, King's College London.
Preceded by the short film, Melt | Dir Moxie Peng | China | 2019 | 11 min
