Queer East
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Queerguru’s TOP PICKS of MUST SEE FILMS at London’s QUEER EAST FESTIVAL
There is such an amazing selection of queer film festivals around the globe these days that our intrepid band of Queerguru reviewers do not get many days off. So far in 2025, its been Mardi Gras Sydney, Image + Nation Montreal, OUTshine Miami, Wicked Queer Boston, Queer Expressions Chicago, and the Berlinale. Plus London of…
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Golden Gate Girls (10th Anniversary ) the story of pioneering queer American-Chinese filmmaker ESTHER ENG
Queer East is a London-based cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities. Their next event is a must-see for all avid fans of women film directors as this openly lesbian Chinese-American was really making waves in the 30s and 40s. Esther…
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Dear Tenant : when queer love does not conquer all
You’ll need to grab a whole box of tissues before you start watching this heartbreaking queer drama from Tawainese filmmaker Cheng Yu-Chieh. This story of loss in itself is sad but set against a background where society still punishes a man for his sexuality, it’s almost impossible not to get angry as the story…
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Queer East Film Fest: best of Asian queer cinema in London
London’s Queer East Film Festival is Back. As usual it is a celebration of queer storytelling and activism in East and Southeast Asia and aims to uplift and amplify the voices of those marginalised in the LGBTQ+ community. To reflect on the significant progress that has been made, as well as the obstacles that…
