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Festival coverage

Queer East

18 April – 30 April 2023

This year's Queer East film festival has a packed line-up including films from 17 different countries, with a special focus on South Korea. Alongside the films, a series of dance performances is running, and there are immersive video art installations for attendees to explore.

The festival runs from 18 to 30 April.

Other years (3)

Latest reviews

  • Home Ground
    Review preview for Home Ground

    An important contribution to the record, Home Ground succeeds – like Myong – in doing a lot with the material available to it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the development of South Korea's lesbian community in the 1990s.
  • About Us But Not About Us
    Review preview for About Us But Not About Us

    A smart little thriller which asks some uncomfortable questions.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two men and a mysterious manuscript.
  • The Love Eterne
    Review preview for The Love Eterne

    This is a fascinating historical artefact, and for those interested in the cinematic art form itself, there’s a lot to unwrap.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A young woman disguises herself as a man in order to access a university education.
  • Peafowl
    Review preview for Peafowl

    There’s a lot of interesting work here and it’s startling to realise that it’s director Byun Sung-bin’s first venture into features.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Steely Shin Myung is a fierce trans queen on the Seoul nightclub scene who reconnects with her Buddhist heritage after the death of her father.
  • I Love You, Beksman
    Review preview for I Love You, Beksman

    Neither its silliness nor its occasionally barbed wit can distract from the fact that it has a lot of heart.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A make-up artist and fashion designer enjoying life in a thriving queer community has to open up about being straight when he falls for a beauty queen.
  • Lotus Sports Club
    Review preview for Lotus Sports Club

    Packed full of richly observed detail.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football in the under-21s women's team of Kampong Chhnang, and Pa Vann, the coach and father-figure to Leak and other LGBTQ+ players on the team.

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