Private Project

Shanghai Queer

Shanghai Queer is a first-of-its-kind documentary film about LGBTQ’s pursuit of equality and freedom in Shanghai, China. The documentary tells the collective memories of the development of Shanghai’s LGBTQ community over the past 15 years (2003-2018), presenting and focusing on the mission, growth and thoughts of NGOs, activists, scholars and artists in the gender equality movement under the change of urban spaces. Through oral interviews with activists and tours around local queer spaces, the documentary discusses China's LGBTQ-related issues and depicts a picture of local activism fighting for the minority's equality.

  • Xiangqi Chen
    Director
  • Jiamin Hu
    Writer
  • Xiangqi Chen
    Writer
  • Xiangqi Chen
    Producer
  • Ann Yu
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    上海酷儿
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival
    Shanghai
    China
    June 16, 2019
    China Premiere
    Official Selection / Closing Film
  • Druk International Film Festival
    Paro
    Bhutan
    July 13, 2019
    LGBT Film Winner
Director Biography - Xiangqi Chen

Xiangqi Chen, promoter and practitioner of LGBT community. Founder of a Chinese lesbian website in 2002, and founder of Shanghai NvAi in 2005, the first grass-root NGO dedicated to queer women in China. Organizer of performance art against sexual harassment “I can seduce, you can’t harass” in 2012. Founder of community spaces including Shanghai LGBT Cultural Center and Feminist Café from 2008 to 2012. Producer of The VaChina Monologues in 2013, and the documentary presents the development of 10 years’ history of theatre, “The Vagina Monologues“ in China.

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