Sino Queer Film Festival 2026

After a sold-out first edition, the Sino Queer Short Film Festival returns on November 4 to Arenberg for a second edition. What began as a small-scale initiative to bring queer Sino stories to the screen grew into an evening that we were able to share with a much larger audience than we ever expected. This year we are back with a new selection of short films exploring queer lives, identities and experiences within Sino communities.The evening consists of two parts and opens with a carefully curated program of six short films offering diverse perspectives on queer lives, identities and experiences within Sino communities. This is followed by a conversation with the guests, in which we create space to reflect on the stories, experiences and questions addressed during the evening.Short films:Beer! Beer! 《来一杯》directed by Popo Fan (17 min)Left Hand Turns into a Rainbow 《左手化虹》directed by Zhou Guo & Yi Hou (21 min)MIMI’S CONFUSION 《米米的猜想》directed by Miaojing Yang (24 min) A Journey of the Leaves 《叶子们的旅行》directed by Yash Zhang (11 min)Asian Bitches Speak! 《亚裔婊贝正发声》directed by Janet Chen (17 min)I Am Not (Je ne suis pas) directed by Valentine Zhang (4 min)After the screenings, led by Ann Li van Untold Asian Stories, we will be in conversation with filmmakers Popo Fan and Zhou Guo and prof. Hongwei Bao, researcher in the field of queer media and cultural studies. Together they reflect on the films and the questions they