{"id":34891,"date":"2021-11-26T14:22:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T14:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=34891"},"modified":"2021-11-26T14:22:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T14:22:18","slug":"queer-east-film-festival-allows-showroom-to-open-up-conversations-about-queer-asian-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/11\/26\/queer-east-film-festival-allows-showroom-to-open-up-conversations-about-queer-asian-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Queer East Film Festival allows Showroom to ‘open up conversations about queer Asian heritage’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three films that celebrate Asian and LGBTQ+ communities, including a rare 35mm screening of the landmark film <\/b>Hush!<\/i><\/b>, will be screened in Sheffield, next week, as part of the Queer East Film Festival.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The festival will include a tour of highlights from Queer East Film Festival, an LGBTQ+ festival that showcases rarely-seen queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia and seeks to amplify the voices of Asian communities in the UK, which continue to be silenced.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Still from Dear Tenant directed by Yu Chieh Cheng. Photo: Courtesy of Showroom Cinema.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Global events in the past year, from Covid-19-related anti-Asian attacks to the Black Lives Matter movement, have once again reminded us how vital fair and authentic racial and sexual representation is for our society,” said Yi Wang, Queer East Festival Director and Programmer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that film is one of the most direct and accessible mediums able to shine a light on issues and situations that people just weren\u2019t aware of before,\u201d he said. \u201cBy showing films that people might not otherwise get a chance to see, we can provide a platform for under-represented Asian and diasporic communities to share their history, stories and what it means to be Asian and queer today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Showcasing beauty and uniqueness<\/b><\/p>\n

The festival is taking place in collaboration with the British Film Institute (BFI) which is working closely with the National Lottery-funded BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) to enable cinemas across the UK, such as Sheffield\u2019s Showroom Cinema, to host special screenings and events for BFI Japan 2021: 100 Years of Japanese Cinema.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The festival will give cinemas like the Showroom the opportunity to bounce back after the hard hitting national lockdowns, and to showcase the beauty and uniqueness of Asian LGBTQ+ cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n

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