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gyroshrike · 9 months ago

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HEY, A REALLY GOOD FRIEND ASKED ME TO SHARE THIS! We've worked together on a lot of films and projects and now their cousin is trying to fund their own film!

"My name is Rez Redacted, I am a queer transmasc Filipino filmmaker in the Seattle area and have little to no representation of myself in the stories I would watch on the big screen, so for this project, I'm taking it upon myself to give Filipinos like me a chance to see ourselves completely. This includes having a full Filipino main principle cast and attempting to have the best 2010s realism with miniDV footage. Of course, like any broke college kid in this country, I just need help funding this big gay dream."

I'd super love if anyone has any spare dollars to throw at this project. I can 100% vouch for it. It's only got FIVE DAYS LEFT as of February 25th, 2024! If you can't donate, I'd really love a share. Please help support southeast asian filmmakers!

#short film #queer film #southeast asian #southeast asian films #lgbtq #filmmaking #funds #filipino film #filipino #trans #transmasc

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shesnake · 1 month ago

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Julie Estelle in The Night Comes for Us (2018) Hana Malasan in The Shadow Strays (2024)

Directed by Timo Tjahjanto

#filmtag #filmedit #the night comes for us #the shadow strays #timo tjahjanto #julie estelle #hana malasan #film #fm #*#*tncfu #q #usermonstress #usererry #southeast asian cinema #indonesian cinema

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easterndelights · 2 months ago

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Edge of the World (2021), dir. Michael Haussman

Samo Rafael as: "Prince Badruddin, the emissary of the Sultan."

#edge of the world #samo rafael #filmedit #filmgifs #moviegifs #southeast asian cinema #worldcinemaedit #eotw2021 #thinking abt him and wanted this (queer) prince in my archives. it's rare to see a historical character from SEA depicted in western film

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lostinmac · 10 months ago

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Cleaners (2019)

Dir. Glenn Barit

#cleaners #movie #film #philippines #filipino cinema #filipino #Pinoy cinema #Glenn barit #coming of age #coming of age movies #high school #drama #comedy #asian cinema #southeast asia

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celluloidrainbow · 1 year ago

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جوائے لینڈ | JOYLAND (2022) dir. Saim Sadiq The middle-class Rana family, headed by elder patriarch Amanullah, yearns for the birth of a grandson. Amanullah forces his daughter-in-law Mumtaz to quit her job after Haider, his youngest son and her husband, finds work at an erotic dance theater. However, complications arise when Haider becomes infatuated with Biba, the transgender dancer he works for. (link in title)

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southeastasiancinema · 1 year ago

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The Impact of Tony Jaa | Video Essay by Accented Cinema

#tony jaa #ong bak #southeast asian cinema #film #filmtag #Youtube

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rinbylin · 7 months ago

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brothers are forever......

#the romanticism...exquisite #beloved southeast asian movie <3 #have been yearning to revisit this scene ever since seeing it the first time in cinemas this jan. i just did ytd.#and now i can do it again and again and again!!#not to be dramatic but during ytd's screening i legit was thinking 这次以后不知道何时再能相见 #富都青年 #abang adik #movie #my posts #rin posts films

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maggiecheungs · 2 years ago

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FAVOURITE THAI FILM(S) PER YEAR • 2000

TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER (2000) dir. Wisit Sasanatieng

#tears of the black tiger #fa thalai chon #ฟ้าทะลายโจร #worldcinemaedit #favouritethaifilms #southeast asian cinema #thai movie #ellisgifs #gun tw #flashing tw #myfilmgallery #Stella Malucchi #Chartchai Ngamsan #Arawat Ruangvuth #Passin Reungwoot #love this film so much #queue

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elfilibusterismo · 1 year ago

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SISTER STELLA L. (1984) dir. Mike de Leon

#dailyworldcinema #world cinema #asian cinema #philippine cinema #southeast asian cinema #philippine films #the philippines #sister stella l #mike de leon

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kodachrome-net · 10 months ago

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Children in Phnom Penh, 1991

#cambodia #phnom penh #black and white #original photography #photographers on tumblr #film photography #khmer #cambodians #khmer children #asians #southeast asia #mekong.net #bruce sharp #1991

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jynjackets · 11 months ago

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I finally watched The Creator and holy shit why didn’t any of you tell me it was going to be that beautiful

#this movie was literally made for me #i’m a ml engineer #I research tech comms & censorship in asia and la #vietnamese language vietnamese people!!!! Thaii!! nepalese!! desi!!!#*cries* god i love being asian #Asians banding together to kill colonizing Americans ilysm #gareth edwards forever the movie maker of all time #we are going to gif the shit out of this #once I find out how to #the creator #this is the dream science fiction was made for #science fiction is not for taking from other cultures and putting white westerners in its place even when that's how it's been.#it's for telling a grave and distant future that is not so distant to deliberately expand your view of how the world works #INCLUDING outside the west and the united states #reclaiming the genre to the very culture that inspired it #And by not only showing the overpillaged overcolonized overpoached focus on southeast asia but also all of asia as a united front.#Imperialism is supported by xenophobia and racism so how else do you tell that story without casting nonwhite races & diverse nationalities #the movie said you just fucking can't!#and its apparently not even that hard with the film coming in at $80M to make (blue beetle cost $104M for comparison that's insane)#and to say 'American' so clearly and so many times oh is so *chefs kiss*#there's flaws but idgaf because they are insignificant compared to the story and themes that are so clearly and respectfully carried out #It's completely okay if you didn't know anything about southeast asia or asia in general #but when watching the movie don't you just understand that imperialism war violence are inherent evils #NOT because (a) other cultures are nice to look at and you can borrow it like through clothes dances food songs religion #(b) that we are pretty advanced and such intelligence shouldn't go to waste and perhaps be put to work #or (c) any other rationalized benefit for imperialists to put a price on a people or life #but by the simple fact that people are human and are hurting #and that the elusive concept of a soul and where we go when we die exist for everyone along with fears emotions and meaning surrounding it #it's about how we must protect these differences in meaning /because/ we are all the same

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shesnake · 4 months ago

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Blissfully Yours (2002) dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

#filmtag #filmedit #blissfully yours #apichatpong weerasethakul #film #fm #*#q #worldcinemaedit #southeast asian cinema #lgbt directors #albertserra #useraina

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easterndelights · 2 months ago

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Edge of the World (2021), dir. Michael Haussman

Prince Badruddin: “You must go to James. Tell the Rajah that my last thoughts were of my love for him. Here, go.”

Subu (passes Badruddin’s ring to James): “He said to say he loved you.”

#edge of the world #samo rafael #jonathan rhys meyers #filmedit #filmgifs #moviegifs #southeast asian cinema #worldcinemaedit #eotw2021 #fyi this is not a queer film #badruddin and james were real historical people. were the characters historically accurate in this film? idk #james once said “my love for him was deeper than anyone I knew” about badruddin and how i wish this was added in the film.#repost (did not appear in tags)

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jr-the-frog · 11 months ago

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Dear Nana (2023)

Directed by Han Nguyen

A deeply personal work that reflects the director’s own childhood memory of living as a queer kid in a small, conservative town in North Central Coast, Vietnam.

My Thoughts: This short film hit really hard. About grief, identity and belonging. It hit me way too hard.

'It makes my mother sad but we don't talk about it.'

#film #short film #indie film #asian #southeast asian #poc #bipoc #stopmotion #animation #trans #transgender #Vimeo

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celluloidrainbow · 2 years ago

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妖街皇后 | BUGIS STREET (1995) dir. Yonfan It’s monsoon season in Singapore. Bugis Street, the epicentre of nightlife and unchained libido, is where a band of hedonistic people has taken root at wacky love hotel SinSin. Innocent and naive, the 17-year-old Lian is a maid to a rich family in Malaysia, whose sheltered existence is shattered when she is sent to work at the hotel. Lian soon learns about another side of life once she meets the inhabitants of her new home, a group of friendly trans women who make their living on the streets. (link in title)

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themoonismelting · 2 years ago

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Nyi Blorong (1982), Indonesia

#themoonismelting #asian movies #indonesian movie #1980s #film indonesia #southeast asian #indonesian #suzanna #indonesian film #indonesian mythology

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