PRIDE WITH GLOBALQUEERCINEMA

PRIDE with @GlobalQueerCinema is a FREE curated virtual film fest amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema. 

This pride month we are going to spotlight a queer cinema gem EVERY SUNDAY. 

!!! Some of the films are going to be available for a limited time only.  Follow us on social media  to get notified about new releases.

@GlobalQueerCinema would like to THANK all the filmmakers and collaborating partners who participate in PRIDE with @GlobalQueerCinema.

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FEATURED FILMMAKER: 

HUI-CHEN HUANG

Hui-Chen Huang is an independent filmmaker from Taiwan. Born into a working-class family, she found her passion for film and social movements as a way to understand and engage with the world. She has served as a board member of the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute and as Secretary General of the Taiwan Documentary Filmmakers’ Union. Currently, she runs Your Sister Films Ltd. Her debut feature-length documentary, Small Talk, won the Teddy Award at the Berlinale. In addition to working on her second feature-length documentary, Hui-Chen also produces and executive produces other projects, including The Fishbowl Girl, which was recently selected for the 2025 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Competition.

MORE HERE

Image © Hui-Chen Huang

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FEATURED FILM: 

SMALL TALK (2016) 

Taiwan DIR. HUI-CHEN HUANG

Available to watch for FREE globally (except Hong Kong and Macau) for 48 hours on JUNE 15 & 16 

by courtesy of the filmmaker. 

STAY TUNED!

An intimate look at a mother-daughter relationship which unfolds through a series of difficult yet compassionate conversations between the director and her mother - a butch lesbian, a Taoist priestess, and an absent mother. The filmmaker, now a mother herself, decides to use her camera as a gateway to finally have an honest conversation with her mother and to know her for who she really is. A candid story of family, love, and inconvenient truths.  Small Talk won the Teddy Award at the 2017 Berlinale.

Image © Hui-Chen Huang

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FEATURED FILMMAKER: 

WEIFAN WANG

WeiFan Wang is an animation director based in Taipei and London. After graduating from Taipei National University of the Arts, he pursued further studies at the Royal College of Art where he started  experimenting with expanded animation. 

His films were screened and awared at

Animafest Zagreb, Annecy International Animation Film Festival and ASIFA International Animation Day. "I hoped to create  a queer animation with no love story, no quarrels, but purely private

and introverted, bringing a gentler perspective to our society and allowing people to better understand the queer community."

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Image © @roywang_illustration

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FEATURED FILM: 

HEY DAD 

2024, Taiwan / DIR. WEIFAN WANG

This visually exquisite animation is a poetic exploration of the what-ifs of coming out and sharing who you are - pondering whether those on the receiving end (fathers, mothers, family) can understand the journeys you are on and whether there is a common language to frame it. “I’ve practiced these words for 20 years now, but maybe being candid isn’t the best idea. At this moment, I decide to stop, starting the countdown again, another cycle of 20 years. Maybe it might be the right time by then.” 

This film was available to watch for 48 hours on June 8 & 9 - by courtesy of the filmmaker. 

Thank you all for watching!

Image © @roywang_illustration

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FEATURED FILMMAKER: 

CLISTER SANTOS

Clister Santos is a Filipino animator, filmmaker, and visual artist based in Manila whose work explores queer and Filipino stories. His debut animated short ILI-ILI (Little One), which he wrote, directed, and animated, centers on Filipino same-sex parents, a narrative rarely portrayed in the country’s film landscape. The film premiered at BFI Flare 2024 and was selected as one of the British Council’s Five Films for Freedom campaign, screening in over 20 countries. 

MORE HERE

Image © @clister.art

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FEATURED FILM: 

ILI-ILI /LITTLE ONE 

2023, Philippines / DIR. CLISTER SANTOS

A heartfelt animation about a Filipino same-sex couple whose pregnant daughter wants to learn more about her dads’ journey becoming her parents. The interview takes a fateful turn, but it also becomes the catalyst of memories of a childhood full of precious memories and loving care. Evocative of home movies, the visuals were inspired by Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo and  Ili-Ili from the title comes from a Filipino-Ilongo language lullaby called "Ili ili tulog anay" - go to sleep little one. 

WATCH HERE

Image © @clister.art