ASIAN QUEERS REUNITED

Asian Queers Reunited is an interdisciplinary film program that invites audiences to delve into the world of Asian queerness and to embark on an intellectually and emotionally stimulating journey that explores the intersectionality of queer identity and sexuality, love and desire, both past and present. Funded by Project ComE In, and in collaboration with Sinema Transtopia, Beijing Queer Film Festival (BJQFF) and Queer East, the program provides an in-depth and nuanced exploration into the wide spectrum of Asian queer cinema and the communities behind it. It showcases two short film programs curated by BJQFF and Queer East and four compelling feature films from across Asia, accompanied by two in-person director Q&A sessions.

TANG Xuedan (Echo) is a Berlin-based film curator and cultural producer from Chengdu, China. She founded CiLENS and Indie Chinese Cinema Week (ICCW) in 2022, both projects which embody the convergence of her multifaceted interests and ongoing research into cinema, feminism, and socially engaged practice.

Queer East (Yi Wang) is a UK-based festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities.

Beijing Queer Film Festival (Popo Fan) is currently the only film festival in mainland China to offer a public forum to films and discussions exploring sexuality and gender identities,  providing a voice to the queer minority in China.

Curation Support: Yun-Chen HSU (Iris)

Funded by the Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis