Asian Pride Cinema 2026

Mark your calendars to join us on Sunday 26-July-2026 from 10am to 7pm at The Social Hub Amsterdam City (Wibautstraat 129) for a full day screening of queer Asian films. In addition to showing short films from around Asia, we will be premiering the much anticipated "Montreal, My Beautiful" featuring the amazing Joan Chen, "Almost" - a short film from Malaysia, and "Honorable" - a trailblazing documentary from the Philippines.

10:30-12:30 Session 1

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites

Ponay (or You Are Not F***ing Welcome)

Zari

At Least We Had This Moment

Swimming in the Dark

12:30-13:15 Lunch Break

13:15-15:45 Session 2

Montreal, My Beautiful followed by Q&A with director Xiaodan He

15:45-17:00 Session 3

Almost followed by Q&A with director Ngai Yuen Low

Hong Kong Heels

Everybody's Gotta Love Sometimes

Two Travelling Aunties

17:00-18:45 Session 4

Honorable followed by Q&A with director Rhadem Musawah

This event is free and open to all, everyone is welcome!

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About the Films

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites - Chheangkea, USA, Cambodia, 2024, 19mins

Upon hearing about her favorite grandson’s impending engagement to a woman, Grandma Nai ventures out of her tomb to stop the arrangement and help her grandson stand up for himself.

Ponay (or You Are Not F***ing Welcome) - Hesome Chemamah, Thailand, 2025, 27mins

To retrieve a document required for a gender-identity-based exemption from military service, Cherry travels from Bangkok to southern Thailand and confronts their conservative family.

Zari - Shruti Parekh, USA, India, 2025, 20mins

American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.

At Least We Had This Moment - Joshua de Vera, Philippines, 2025, 20mins

In his quest to capture the architecture of old Manila, film photographer Dino goes on a guided tour led by Vince, a local. Frustrated with revisiting the same spots, Dino proposes deviating from the itinerary to explore the city, bringing the two closer.

Swimming in the Dark / 悄悄告訴她 - Pin-Ru Chen, Taiwan, 2022, 27mins

We try hard to say goodbye in every step of youth. In the midst of summer, Wen intensifies her swimming practice for the coming competition. The pressure and self-imposed isolation that endangers her relationship with Ann. Even though Ann feels it, she chooses to approach Wen again and again. However, every reach seem to push them further and further apart …… When they are facing the future, can they move forward in unison, or they will never accompany both again?

Montreal, My Beautiful / Montréal, ma belle - Xiaodan He, Canada, 2025, 118mins

Chinese immigrant mother in Montreal breaks from duty and tradition when she falls for a young Québécoise woman, leading her to confront questions of identity and freedom.

Almost - Ngai Yuen Low, Malaysia, 2026, 15mins

At a meticulously arranged funeral in Kuala Lumpur, a man is remembered in fragments, until a final message reveals that no one in the room knew the same person.

Everybody's Gotta Love Sometimes - Sein Lyan Tun, Indonesia, Myanmar, France, 2023, 15mins

Two months after fleeing Myanmar and arriving in Paris, Phyo, whose status is uncertain, dreams of romance with another man. He dances freely with a sensual dancer in front of the Pont Neuf bridge, but the trauma and desire become a trap.

Two Travelling Aunties - Christine Seow, Singapore, 2025, 22mins

Two spirited Singaporean women ditch conventional living for van life, embracing adventure, newfound freedom, and the joy of living on their own terms.

Honorable - Rhadem Musawah, Philippines, 2026, 70mins

In a country where transgender people are celebrated in culture but unprotected by law, two candidates running for public office fight to prove that “honorable” belongs to them too.