Movies

A landmark of queer Asian cinema, Lan Yu returns to the big screen at Asia Society as part of its ongoing film programming. Directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Stanley Kwan, the 2001 drama tells the deeply moving story of a young architecture student and a wealthy businessman whose relationship unfolds...

Cheryl Dunye's groundbreaking 1996 debut feature remains one of the most important films in queer cinema history. Blending mockumentary, romance, and film history, The Watermelon Woman follows a young Black lesbian filmmaker researching a forgotten Black actress from the 1930s known only by the racist screen credit "The Watermelon Woman." As she...

Few films have had a greater impact on Black queer representation than Tongues Untied, Marlon Riggs's groundbreaking 1989 documentary-poem that gives voice to the experiences of Black gay men in America. Blending personal testimony, spoken word, music, performance, and documentary footage, Riggs created a work that is at once joyful, angry,...

A landmark of the New Queer Cinema movement, Todd Haynes's Poison returns to the big screen in a rare 35mm presentation. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the 1991 film shattered conventions with its bold exploration of desire, outsider identity, and the social stigma surrounding queer lives during the AIDS...