Friday 21 May 2010, 20.30 pm
Premiere Party! With their new documentary “Bye Bye Surabaya”, Queer Comrades takes you to the heart of the ILGA Conference in Indonesia, where hundreds of Asian LGBT activists were threatened by a dangerous group of religious fundamentalists. We follow up with a screening of “Prayers for Bobby”, a film based on the true story of a mom who changed her dogmatic religious thinking about homosexuality after discovering the love of the LGBT community.
A not-to-miss evening full of suspense and deep emotions!!
Entry: 50 RMB (includes 1 drink)
BYE BYE SURABAYA
Director: Xiaogang Wei, China 2010, 30 min
Queer Comrades Production
“Is this a hostage situation?
Until when are they going to protest?
What happens if the negotiation breaks down?”
- Philippine Transgender Activist at the Surabaya Conference
The 4th Asian Regional Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Intersex Association (ILGA) conference scheduled to be held on March 26-28, 2010 in Surabaya, Indonesia, ended before it could start. Conference participants were threatened by religious fundamentalist lead by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), and the conference organizers were forced to cancel the conference. Queer Comrades was among the 150 participants who travelled from all around Asia to take part in the conference. We bring you back compelling images from the conference confusion, and testify in this documentary about the toughness of Asian LGBT activists.
PRAYERS FOR BOBBY
Director: Russel Mulcahy, USA 2009, 89 min 2010
GLAAD Media Award
This film is based on the true story of Mary Griffith, a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. When her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family. Mary believes God can cure him of what she considers his ‘sin’ and persuades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Bobby grows increasingly withdrawn and depressed, and is ultimately driven to suicide.
Faced with the tragedy, Mary begins to question her faith when she receives no answers from her pastor concerning her devastating loss. Through her long and emotional journey, Mary slowly reaches out to the gay community and discovers unexpected support from a very unlikely source.
Watch Queer Films on a big screen!
Every month, Queer Comrades ( www.queercomrades.com) and CNEX Salon Cafe treat you to a queer program of films. Delving into the fabulous depths of LGBT imagery, we serve up Chinese and foreign fiction films, complemented by Queer Comrades documentaries.
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CNEX Salon Cafe’
Address : 1F, East No.1 warehouse, No.3 Guangqudonglu, Image Base, Chaoyang district.
Taxi Direction : Guangqu rd. pass East 4th ring rd. DaJiaoTing bridge, keep going east and pass 2 traffic lights, see on the left side “Image Base” (with red lights) then make a U-Turn.
Drive into Image Base go straight, turn left to the end when meet the first road. There is a 3 floors warehouse, we are on the first floor.
Closest subway stations : Shuangjing or Sihui. From Shuangjing you have to take a taxi go straight east. From Sihui you need to go south and turn east under the Dajiaoting bridge.
Info number : 10-87215576
