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GlobalQueerCinema is a genre- and geography-diverse QUEER CINEMA platform focusing on recent queer film. FILM RECS, FILM FESTS and FREE QUEER CINEMA. We follow queer film festivals globally, curate film programs, spotlight queer film platforms and content creators, and collaborate with filmmakers and media platforms to highlight queer films beyond the mainstream. Our mission is to create a platform where queer film lovers, filmmakers, and the industry connect in their appreciation for global queer storytelling.more at 🔗 in BIO🌍🌏🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥globalqueercinema.comglobalqueercinema@gmail.com#pride🌈 #pridemonth #happypride🏳️‍🌈 by @globalqueercinema

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GLOBAL QUEER CINEMA GEMS @newyorkasianfilmfestivalGIRLFRIENDS (2025) Macau, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand｜dir. Tracy Choi @iansin1205An intimate queer drama about a Macau-born filmmaker living in Hong Kong who, when faced with the pressures of marriage and career, revisits the cities and loves that shaped her. Thursday Jul 23, 6:00 PM @filmlinc In attendance: Tracy Choimore at 🔗 in BIO🫶🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #QueerFilmFestivals #NYAFF by @globalqueercinema

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5 GLOBAL QUEER CINEMA GEMS @newyorkasianfilmfestival10-26 JULY｜NEW YORK, USAQUEER UNBOUND celebrates queer voices from across Asia. 10S ACROSS THE BORDERS (2025) Philippines, Singapore, Germany｜dir. Chan Sze-Wei @10s_across_the_bordersA vibrant documentary following three trailblazers of Southeast Asia’s underground ballroom scenes, from Manila to Bangkok to New York, where voguing becomes a path to chosen family and fearless self-invention. Sunday July 19, 7:00 PM @svatheatre In attendance: Chan Sze-Wei (director) and cast + New York-based ballroom IconsSPA NIGHT (2016) USA｜dir. Andrew Ahn @andrewahnfilmsAndrew Ahn’s feature debut is still steamy hot as it returns ten years after its Sundance premiere. It follows a Korean American teenager caught between tradition and desire as he takes a job at a Korean spa where passion awakes.Saturday July 25, 4:00pm @svatheatre In attendance: Andrew Ahn. Q&A moderated by Bowen Yang @fayedunawayMONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL (2025) Canada｜dir. Xiaodan He @hexiaodan2025Joan Chen stars as a Chinese immigrant wife and mother in Montreal whose affair with a younger Québécoise woman turns one summer into a secret, sensual awakening.Sunday July 12, 3:00 PM @filmlinc In attendance: Joan Chen @_joanchen_CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG (2025) Germany, USA｜dir. Zhou Hao @_haozhou_ Can a grandmother’s rituals purge the “demon girl” living in her grandson? A deeply personal documentary about the filmmaker’s family struggling to accept their sexuality.Thursday July 16, 3:00pm @filmlinc SHORTS PROGRAM Pressure PointsGIRLFRIENDS (2025) Macau, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand｜dir. Tracy Choi @iansin1205An intimate queer drama about a Macau-born filmmaker living in Hong Kong who, when faced with the pressures of marriage and career, revisits the cities and loves that shaped her. Thursday Jul 23, 6:00 PM @filmlinc In attendance: Tracy Choi (director)more at 🔗 in BIO🫶🌏🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #QueerFilmFestivals #NYAFF by @globalqueercinema

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QUEER FILM FESTIVALS | JUNEFICIFEST @ficifest13-20 JUNE｜CDMX, MEXICOReturning to Mexico City during Pride Month for its 3rd edition, the International LGBTIQ+ Independent Film Festival FICIFEST is a vibrant space that champions the best of queer cinema, welcoming new voices and emerging talent. @filmotecaunam canciondiezmx📸© @ficifestOUTFESTPERÚ @outfestperu9-20 JUNE｜ LIMA, PERÚThe 23rd Outfestperú (Lima LGBT Film Festival) returns with a rich program in six cities across the country, including Lima, Piura, Cajamarca, Pucallpa, Trujillo, Huaraz, and Arequipa. @outfestperu @cineclub_uch @aflimaoficial @museo_maclima MACAO INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL5-27 JUNE｜MACAO @miqffs The theme of the 4th edition of the Macao International Queer Film Festival is “Queertopia!/?” a proposition that opens up space both for inquiry and exploration of utopias, societal ideals, and the pursuit of freedom. @volarbasedmore at 🔗 in BIO🫶🌎🌍🌏🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #LGBTQFilmFest #QueerFilmFest #QueerFilmFestival by @globalqueercinema

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5 GLOBAL QUEER CINEMA GEMS AT ALT* FILM FESTIVAL @altfilmfestival 28-31 MAY MEXICO CITYIMPULSE, SWEAT AND ECSTASY (2025) Ecuador｜dir. Luisin Ponce @luisinuniverseAn immersive experience of queer identity and community, this documentary is an ecstatic and hot glimpse into the ballroom culture of Guayaquil, Ecuador. SHORTS SELECTION 1@asahifilms @alfajorluvr @nizavalentina THE SOCIAL SIN (2024) Peru｜dir. Juan Carlos Goicochea @goicocheajcA gay man seeks justice for himself and his trans sister kidnapped and murdered by the guerrilla army during the turbulent times of the 1990’s in Peru. WHAT WE DID IN THE SHADOWS (2025) Spain｜dir. Sara Moralo @sara_moraloA group of LGBTQ+ elders come together to talk about persecution under Franco’s dictatorship and their journey from silence to visibility.PARADISE (2023) South Korea｜dir. Minki HongIn search of queer history, this doc maps Seoul’s vibrant gay underground culture of the 1970’s and 80’s: cruising in second-run movie houses, gay bars and other popular sites of queer liberation and same-sex connect. SHORTS SELECTION 1LOVERS IN THE SKY (2025) Argentina｜dir. Fermin de la Serna @fermin_delaserna @loversintheskyfilm Two transgender cooks who have worked for decades on cargo ships in the Peruvian Amazon navigate personal, religious and social pressures while trying to stay true to themselves. more at 🔗 in BIO🫶🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #QueerFilmFestival by @globalqueercinema

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QUEER FILM FESTIVALS | MAYPUERTO RICO QUEER FILMFEST @prqueerfilmfest @memoriaboriqueer21-27 MAY | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICOXPOSED FILM FESTIVAL @xposedqueerfilmfest21-31 MAY | BERLIN, GERMANYALT* FILM FESTIVAL @altfilmfestival28-31 MAY | MEXICO CITY, MEXICOmore at 🔗 in BIO🫶🌎🌍🌏🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #LGBTQFilmFest #QueerFilmFest #QueerFilmFestival by @globalqueercinema

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HONEY (2024) DIR. TANMAY CHOWDHARY & TANVI CHOWDHARYA Ferris wheel ride of emotions as two old friends reconnect on a hot, festive night on the streets of Kolkata. Past and present collide as the night spreads its wings and unspoken feelings gradually surface. A subtle study about the volatility of time and memory and the quiet yet formative permanence of feelings and human connections. 📸🎥© @tanmay.chowdhary @peru.filmsWATCH at 🔗 in BIO🫶🌏🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #FreeWatch by @globalqueercinema

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QUEER SHORTS WATCHFEATURED FILM: ADULT (2017) DIR. JAMIESON PIERCE | AUSTRALIA @jamtapearceBased on a short story by Christos Tsiolkas (Merciless Gods, 2014), this poignant short set in the ‘90’s follows a grieving mother trying to reconnect with the memory of her gay son and to forgive herself for denouncing him. Never moralizing or judging, the filmmaker tells a nuanced story of parallel truths and lives trying to hold on to each other across the divide. 🎥📸© @jamtapearce@vimeo WATCH IT FREE at 🔗in BIOQUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema.🫶🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #QueerShortsWatch by @globalqueercinema

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QUEER SHORTS WATCHFEATURED FILMMAKER: JAMIESON PIERCEJamieson Pierce is an Australian screenwriter and director whose work explores the correlation of sexuality, desire and human connections. He has made five short films as writer and/or director, including Thomas Rides in an Ambulance (2021) and Strangers (2019). In 2023, he adapted a French novella Crazy for Vincent by Hervé Guibert into a screenplay which is in development with Aurora Films. He is also in development with Mad Ones Films on a historical miniseries about Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite and his outlaw lover James Nesbitt. 📸© @jamtapearceQUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema.🫶🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #QueerShortsWatch by @globalqueercinema

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QUEER CINEMA WE LOVE: CACTUS PEARS (2025) India, UK, Canada｜dir. Rohan Kanawade @rohan_kanawadeWinner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, this quietly resounding Marathi-language drama is a soulful and patient exploration of family, tradition, queer desire and resilience in rural India.In UK and Ireland cinemas on 19 June, 2026. Don't miss the ten-day Q&A tour with the filmmaker, Rohan Kanawade kicking off on 16th June at BFI Southbank, London. 📸© @cactuspearsfilm and @lotusvisualpros more at 🔗 in BIO🫶🌏🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema by @globalqueercinema

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QUEER SHORTS WATCH / WATCH IT at 🔗 in BIOFEATURED FILM: DANDELION (2024) DIR. FIONA OBERTINCA @1keagirlSet in the 1970’s LA (& inspired by true events), Dandelion follows rebellious teen Margaret (Ava Lalezarzadeh) who is kicked out of yet another foster placement, thus posing a real challenge to her social worker (Vic Michaelis) to find her a new home. When unsuccessful, she comes up with a desperate last minute solution offering Margaret a flicker of hope that running might not be her only option. 🎥📸© @dandelionthesisfilm @1keagirl@vicmmic @avalalezarzadeh @toriichikowitz @choruspinchoff WATCH IT FREE at 🔗in BIOQUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema.🫶🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #QueerShortsWatch by @globalqueercinema

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QUEER SHORTS WATCHFEATURED FILMMAKER: FIONA OBERTINCAFiona Obertinca is a Swedish-Albanian writer and director whose stories spotlight the lives of complex, resilient women who triumph against the odds, delivering narratives rich with both humor and heart. Dandelion is her thesis film at the American Film Institute Conservatory and is currently being developed into a feature. (source AFI) more at 🔗 in BIO🎥📸© @dandelionthesisfilm @1keagirl@toriichikowitz @choruspinchoff @avalalezarzadeh @vicmmic QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema.🫶🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥#GlobalQueerCinema #QueerShortsWatch by @globalqueercinema

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