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Queer East Festival 2023

Queer East is a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora…
an older man and woman sitting on a sofa in a pawnshop and are smoking. The woman on the right has white hair and is wearing a fluffy fur coat, the man on the left wears glasses and a leather jacket.

The Pawnshop

Meet the eccentric couple running Poland's largest pawnshop as they embark on a plan to save their profits.
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Klassiki: Bridges of Time

Renowned Lithuanian director, Audrius Stonys and Latvian writer, Kristine Briede, produce a poetic portrait of the Baltic New Wave movement.

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In the Court of the Crimson King

Showing from Fri 07 Apr

Robert Fripp and the members of prog-rock giants King Crimson look back on 50 years of art, in this funny and moving film.

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Klassiki: Fragile Memory

Showing on Wed 12 Apr

A young filmmaker uncovers a previously unpublished archive of the celebrated Ukrainian cinematographer Leonid Burlaka.

Black and White image of author Patricia Highsmith, standing to the left of the image smoking to the backdrop of a cloudy sky.

Loving Highsmith

Showing from Fri 14 Apr

A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks.

Foragers

Showing on Sat 15 Apr

An unassailable spirit of resistance keeps Palestinians connected to the land in this exceptional exploration of the colonial power play over culture and food…

The Booksellers

Showing on Sun 16 Apr

A lively tour of New York’s book scene, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers, past and present.

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Leaving to Remain

Showing on Thu 20 Apr

A compelling and nuanced portrayal of three Roma which raises questions about the identity of post-Brexit Britain

Free Money

Showing from Fri 21 Apr

A fascinating case study of life in a village-turned-petri-dish from the perspective of those living out this revolutionary idea.

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Queer East Festival: Lotus Sports Club

Showing on Sun 23 Apr

An inspiring coming-of-age documentary about Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football in an u21s women’s team in Cambodia.

Q&A | UK Premiere

Queer East Festival: Bad Women of China

Showing on Thu 27 Apr

With a raw, DIY aesthetic, He Xiaopei's doc brings to life the experiences of three generations of Chinese women.