• Kubi
• Edhi Alice: REVERSE
• Murmur of Youth
• Rookie
• Extremely Unique Dynamic
• Under The Moonlight
• Some Nights I Feel Like Walking
• Where Is My Love?
• Incidental Journey
• A Journey in Spring

...plus 96 more. View the full list on Letterboxd. 1x4625

Say goodbye to algorithms! Discover a dynamic lineup of queer Asian films, from blockbuster hits to deeper cuts, now available for streaming on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime, BFI Player, MUBI, and elsewhere. (Latest Update: December 2024)

A detailed database can be found on Notion: tinyurl.com/kkrrrzm5

• Abang Adik
• All in My Family
• Chromosome Sweetheart
• Dear Ex
• Doi Boy
• East Palace, West Palace
• Eat With Me
• Eternal Summer
• Firecracker
• The Half of It

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• A Song Sung Blue
• Bye Bye Love
• The Last Year of Darkness
• One-sided Love of Princess
• If It's with You
• The River
• Saving Face
• Sara
• The Missing
• I Am What I Am

...plus 73 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• I Love You, Beksman
• Home Ground
• Peafowl
• Stateless Things
• Lotus Sports Club
• Let Me Hear It Barefoot
• Rebels of the Neon God
• What Happened to the Wolf?
• The Love Eterne
• A Man And a Gisaeng

...plus 43 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Blue Gate Crossing
• The Shepherds
• Alifu, the Prince/ss
• Between the Seasons
• Sisterhood
• Nobody
• Looking For?
• The Teacher
• Song Lang
• Memories of My Body

...plus 24 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Beautiful Boxer
• Metamorphosis
• Take Me Home
• A Distant Place
• Girls' School
• The Blue Hour
• In the Mist
• East Palace, West Palace
• Coalesce
• Yes or No

...plus 37 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Daughters
• Lan Yu
• Resurface
• Grand Bouquet
• The Women's Revenge
• (Tending) (To) (Ta)
• Handscape
• How to Die Young in Manila
• Soy Sauce
• The First Conversation Between Frank and I

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Queer East has unveiled the opening and closing night films for the sixth edition of the festival, taking place from 23 April to 18 May 2025. The festival will open with the UK premiere of Takeshi Kitano’s historical epic Kubi, and close with the South Korean transgender documentary, Edhi Alice by Ilrhan Kim.

Thirty years in the making, Kubi, by legendary Japanese director Takeshi Kitano (Hana-Bi, Sonatine) is a mesmerising historical epic in which rival warlords battle to reign supreme over feudal Japan. Offering a darkly comic perspective on the relationship between political intrigue and homoerotic desire, this strikingly violent film comprehensively debunks the myths of masculinity, ethics, and honour that have defined the samurai genre onscreen. Kubi is based on Kitano’s novel of the same name, and stars Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car), Shido Nakamura (Be with You), and Ryo Kase (Outrage). It will open the festival on Wednesday 23 April at BFI Southbank.

The closing night screening at the ICA on Sunday 18 May is the UK premiere of Edhi Alice, by queer activist and director Ilrhan Kim (Two Doors) from South Korea. This powerful and thought-provoking documentary follows the lives of two transwomen: Edhi, a young LGBTQ+ activist, and Alice, a film lighting director, at different stages of their transition. Offering a bold and frank portrayal of the trans experience, Kim sheds light on how trans identity can be represented on screen, as she follows the bittersweet personal journeys of the two women.

Queer East is a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities. Featuring its most extensive programme ever, the festival spans four weeks and takes place in over 13 venues across London. The full lineup will be announced in late March.

History is made when people come together, rarely does an individual change anything alone. This LGBTQ+ History Month, we invite you to a series of documentaries focusing on queer collectives and communities across East and Southeast Asia. From a trans-inclusive football club in Cambodia to a queer underground nightclub in China, the diversity of queer experiences only strengthens our common goal for liberation. In a heteronormative world that seeks to divide us, building community gives us the tools to queer the future.

Screening Schedule 1uc6a

Lotus Sports Club 145553

Date & Time: Saturday 8 February, 15:00
Location: Queercircle

Queer Japan 4o4mu

Date & Time: Saturday 22 February, 17:00
Location: Centre 151

The Last Year of Darkness 3n2p7

Date & Time: Friday 28 February, 20:15
Location: The Garden Cinema