ICA is closed from the 30 May – 3 June inclusive.
1 - 18 May 2025
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.
The ICA is once again delighted to partner with Queer East to present four screenings including three UK premieres.
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.
The ICA is once again delighted to partner with Queer East to present four screenings including three UK premieres.
Programme
Thursday 1 May, 6.30pm
UK PREMIERE
A Journey in Spring + Q&A
Khim-Hok is an elderly man who has come to depend on his wife Siu-Tuan over the years. Absent from their life, however, is their estranged son, whose existence remains largely unspoken. Shot on 16mm film, this feature debut by co-directors Tzu-Hui Peng and Ping-Wen Wang paints a raw and sensitive portrait of domestic life.
Tuesday 13 May, 6.10pm
UK PREMIERE
Bel Ami
In a sleepy town in China, a middle-aged man is unwilling to endure a stagnant existence, and experiencing true love, decides to come out of the closet. Stylizing daily reality with a biting black humour, director Geng Jun subtly critiques popular assumptions about gender roles, social etiquette, and what is considered age-appropriate behaviour.
Saturday 17 May, 6pm
Crazy Love + Q&A
Michio Okabe’s underground film was shot on 16mm in Shinjuku in 1968, and documents the radical spirit of Japan’s creative and artistic scene in those years.
Sunday 18 May, 7.30pm
Closing Night
UK PREMIERE
Edhi Alice + Q&A
As Edhi prepares to undergo gender reassignment surgery, she is filmed by a crew that includes lighting technician Alice. Exploring connections between the two women’s stories, director and queer activist Ilrhan Kim interrogates how documentaries about trans communities are made: the creative decisions, relationships, and ethical questions involved.
Thursday 1 May, 6.30pm
UK PREMIERE
A Journey in Spring + Q&A
Khim-Hok is an elderly man who has come to depend on his wife Siu-Tuan over the years. Absent from their life, however, is their estranged son, whose existence remains largely unspoken. Shot on 16mm film, this feature debut by co-directors Tzu-Hui Peng and Ping-Wen Wang paints a raw and sensitive portrait of domestic life.
Tuesday 13 May, 6.10pm
UK PREMIERE
Bel Ami
In a sleepy town in China, a middle-aged man is unwilling to endure a stagnant existence, and experiencing true love, decides to come out of the closet. Stylizing daily reality with a biting black humour, director Geng Jun subtly critiques popular assumptions about gender roles, social etiquette, and what is considered age-appropriate behaviour.
Saturday 17 May, 6pm
Crazy Love + Q&A
Michio Okabe’s underground film was shot on 16mm in Shinjuku in 1968, and documents the radical spirit of Japan’s creative and artistic scene in those years.
Sunday 18 May, 7.30pm
Closing Night
UK PREMIERE
Edhi Alice + Q&A
As Edhi prepares to undergo gender reassignment surgery, she is filmed by a crew that includes lighting technician Alice. Exploring connections between the two women’s stories, director and queer activist Ilrhan Kim interrogates how documentaries about trans communities are made: the creative decisions, relationships, and ethical questions involved.
no. 236848.