Dreams + Nightscapes: 'Queer' Asia x CINEMQ
We find each other in dreams. In cinemas and streets, in half-forgotten spaces, eyes bright and shadow-boxed as cheeks run black with rain. Queer visions in the dark. CINEMQ presents a selection of short films from across Asia exploring dream, desire, and nightscapes, as part of our collaboration with 'Queer' Asia. From 17th June to July 22nd, catch screenings and discussions in London and Warwick, UK with filmmakers and practitioners working in LGBTQ activism, community and arts in Asia and Asian diasporas.
Dreams + Nightscapes will screen 3.30pm - 5.00pm at Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum, London WC1B 3DG. Events are free, but registration is required. Visit queerasia.com to register for tickets.
They Won’t Let A Dream Come True
Shumaila Kanwal | Pakistan
The world outside / Always wants some reason / For something new / For a dream to come true
Aren't We Here For Each Other
Gilb Baldoza | Philippines
Romance endures violence as a couple celebrates their anniversary against the backdrop of Duterte’s war on drugs.
Things I Would Say To My Mom If Only I Were Brave Enough
James Allen Fajardo | Philippines
Filmmaker James Allen Fajardo recalls his childhood before his mother left him to work abroad, and all the things he wished he could have told her about his burgeoning sexuality.
Queer
Romi Kim | Canada
Whispers of queerness in a young woman's coming out story, an intimate narrative that holds her first kiss, first love and feelings of exclusions. She navigates and explores both the negativity around the word ‘queer,’ and her struggle to identify within it.
I Am / Yalani Dream | YaliniDream & Krissy Mahan
USA
Artist YaliniDream - Lankan Tamil Blood, Manchester-Born, Texas-Bred and Brooklyn-Brewed - performs a poem of refugee/migrant love for the self and the world, through dance and a hiphop beat.
Tofu
Sui-hin Mak | Hong Kong
An experimental montage.
The Mute
Pham Thien An | Vietnam
The night before her wedding, a woman seeks out her ex-girlfriend for the last time.
Do It Again
Hsin Hsuan Yeh | Taiwan
Not knowing who I am and what should I do, floating in the air, I am a bear in the mortal world. I always wander in the dead-end road, swinging back and forth between disgust and joy. When will I face my own desires without hating myself?
Care For You
OHYUNG | USA
Romance blossoms when two souls cross paths in a late-night diner. A tender and surreal meditation on expressions of love.
Make Up Your Mind
Miguel Badiola Borje | Hong Kong
How do we determine the value of others, who has the right to decide a person’s worth? Two dancers move through a desolate building in this short film dedicated to the Filipinos of Hong Kong.
Chromosome Sweetheart
Honami Yano | Japan
Running into your ex can trigger a flood of bittersweet memories, but the world brims with with new and complex ways to love.
Two Snakes
Kristin Li | Canada
An experimental animation and documentary about diasporic desires for foundational myths. Seeking a home in reclaiming ones' ancestry and seeking a self in reappropriated narratives. What is found is an identity, one that is fragmented, but open.
Amateur Dramatics
Linnea Ritland | Canada
Two actors competing for the same role find truth in a moment of pretending.
CINEMQ是一个短片展映和深夜派对的合成体，由一群异想天开的酷儿们筹划。我们将在每周发表与酷儿电影及荧幕文化相关的资讯和文章。想要投稿？请在关注我们的公众号后留言cinemq.sh@gmail.com
CINEMQ is a queer short film screening + party series. It is run by a group of queers with too much on their mind to sit still for long. We’re publishing articles on queer cinema and screen culture every week. Want to contribute? Message our account or email cinemq.sh@gmail.com