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Glitch! Rewind. Then we... (18*) + Intro

Queer East Festival 2024

,Cinema 2
Two people look on in a neon soaked street

A glitch concerns us and surprises us. It makes us pause, rewind, and (re)view the experience again and again. With a pre pre-recorded introduction from the curators Hsieh I-Hsuan and Chen Huei-Yin.

The films in this programme transport us to the universe of the pirate distribution of Taiwanese opera, explore the erotic love between a ghost and a woman, postpone unfinished love stories until the year 2030, traverse the Castro Theatre and Fassbinder's classic Querelle, and witness a drag king performance portraying a soul that has never felt included. 

These are the moments when marginal film viewing culture affirms the cinema-going experience. These narratives also reimagine worlds where the lives of the undocumented, the jobless, and the borderless could love freely, be grounded, and feel at home. 

Together these queer images, bodies, temporalities, and border crossings on screen reassemble our projections of desire onto the past, present, and future.

Tagged with: Cinema Queer East Festival 2024

Curated by Hsieh I-Hsuan and Chen Huei-Yin, programmers of Women Make Waves International Film Festival. 

Screening includes various languages with English subtitles.

Please note: this programme contains flashing lights.
Please note: this programme contains nudity.
 

Film Programme

Taiwan Video Club

Asian immigrants to the USA exchange pirate videotapes of their favourite Taiwanese opera.

Dir. Lana Lin｜1999｜US｜14min

 

I'm Starving

An erotic love tale between a ghost and a woman who share a small apartment in New York’s Chinatown.

Dir. Yau Ching｜1999｜US, Hong Kong｜12min

 

Castro

A super-8mm Maya Deren-inspired queer experimental film shot in San Francisco, exploring queer desire through surrealism.

Dir. Tony (Chun Hui) Wu｜1996｜US, Taiwan｜9min

Looking for Jiro

A queer musical mash-up video on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Dir. TT Takemoto｜2011｜US｜5min

 

LOVEME2030

LOVEME not now, not here. LOVEME when I depart.

Dir. Shu Lea Cheang｜2005｜Japan, France｜30min

Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.