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Queer East

23 April – 18 May 2025

Opening with Takeshi Kitano's myth-busting samurai epic Kubi, this year's Queer East is bigger than ever and features a wide range of films from East and South East Asia. This year there's a special strand focused on the lives of LGBTQ+ East and South East Asian people living in Scotland, and another exploring the experiences of those resident in post-Soviet Central Asia.

The festival runs from 23 April to 18 May.

Other years (3)

Latest reviews

  • Edhi Alice
    Review preview for Edhi Alice

    Despite its overtly artificial structure, the film captures something that feels very natural, spending time with its subjects until they’re completely at ease.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A portrait of two South Korean women in transition: Edhi, a modest and cheerful woman who hopes to feel good in her own body after her surgery, and Alice, a quiet personality who is at a different stage in her life and her transition.
  • A Journey In Spring
    Review preview for A Journey In Spring

    A Journey In Spring is one of the most impressive contributions to date in the new Taiwanese cinema.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    An old man has depended on his wife over the years, when she suddenly passes away, he puts her into an old freezer and goes on living a seemingly peaceful life. But the arrival of his son and daughter-in-law brings change.
  • 1 Girl Infinite
    Review preview for 1 Girl Infinite

    A beautifully played, character-driven story, 1 Girl Infinite explores feelings that have grown up in the absence of analysis, without any social framework through which to make sense of them.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In Changsha, Yin Jia and Tong Tong have carved out a life together, but when Tong Tong begins a relationship with a drug dealer, the devoted Yin Jia is prepared to sacrifice all that she has.
  • Extremely Unique Dynamic
    Review preview for Extremely Unique Dynamic

    Not everything here is successful, but the delicately handled character material pays dividends, and the real life chemistry between the two stars carries across well to their characters.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    During their final weekend together, two best friends test the limits of their friendship while making a double-meta film.

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