June 2016 – Queer Asia Conference
Partner Events
Other than film screenings and the panel discussion lined up on Day 2, we are proud to present the following partner events as part of our exciting line up for Queer Asia 2016!
Indonesian Double Bill: Mom from Jambi + A Question for Dad
Part of Gender Agenda!
Date: 8 June 2016 Time: 4.00 PM
Venue: Bertha DocHouse
Directors: Multiple
1. Emak dari Jambi (Mom from Jambi)
Dir. Rikky M. Fajar and Anggun Pradesha, Indonesia, 2015, 40 mins
A flight ticket to Jakarta becomes an answer of Mom’s (Ibu Kartini) many years longing for her first son (Anggun Pradesha). She leaves Jambi for the first time to travel to the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, leaving her husband and other children behind. Soekarno-Hatta airport is the witness of Mom’s surprise meeting with Anggun. This film is part of a trilogy that focuses on family secrets. It was filmed and produced in early 2015 under the banner Project Change, which is under the auspices of the Kalyana Shira Foundation based in Jakarta.
2. Pertanyaan untuk Bapak (A Question for Dad)
Dir. Yatna Pelangi and Mayk Wongkar, Indonesia, 2015, 40 mins
The relationship between Yatna and his father is traumatic. After 20 years of separation, Yatna decides to return to his place of birth, to ask a very important question that has bothered him all this time. This film is part of a trilogy that focuses on family secrets. It was filmed and produced in early 2015 under the banner Project Change, which is under the auspices of the Kalyana Shira Foundation based in Jakarta.
The Struggle for LGBT Rights in Taiwan, A Discussion with Victoria Hsu
Speaker: Ms Victoria Hsu
Date: 9 June 2016 Time: 1:00 PM
Finishes: 9 June 2016 Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: KLT
Type of Event: Seminar
Organiser: SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies
Victoria Hsu is Co-founder and CEO of Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR) which is one of the most important lgbt organizations in Taiwan.Victoria is Attorney-at-Law (admitted in Taiwan in 1999) and PhD candidate in the Faculty of Law at Université Paris X (France). She has two Master of Law degrees from the Université Strasbourg III (France) and from National Taipei University (Taiwan). She was also an openly lesbian candidate in Taiwan’s 2016 legislative election.
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Contact email: bc18@soas.ac.uk