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Queer As Punk

Indonesian Premiere

88 minutes | 2025 | Malaysia, Indonesia | Documentary | 🔊 English, Malay | 17+

Synopsis
Sinopsis

Being LGBT is criminalised in Muslim-majority Malaysia. Trans man Faris and his punk band still travel the country playing gigs and protesting on the streets. A documentary portrait of courageous people, humorous friendship and the spirit of punk.

Schedule
Jadwal

Fri, 5 Dec 2025 | 18:15 | EMPIRE XXI | Studio 3

Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Yihwen Chen

Yihwen Chen

Wen is a Malaysian documentary filmmaker and journalist. Her body of work primarily focuses on human rights, social issues and gender equality, politics and environmental justice. Her documentary on female circumcision,The Hidden Cut, won the Society Of Publishers in Asia 2019 Awards for Excellence in Reporting Women’s Issues. In 2019, her debut feature documentary, Eye on the Ball, about Malaysia’s blind football team premiered in London. Most recently, Wen’s #MeToo short documentary, The Boys Club, won the NETPAC Award during its world premiere at the Busan International Short Film Festival 2022.Wen's second feature documentary, Queer As Punk, spotlighting marginalized communities in Malaysia, was supported by the Hot Docs CrossCurrents Fund and IDA Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund and premiered at Berlinale 2025. She is also an alumna of IDFAcademy and American Film Showcase.

Credit
Kredit
Production CompanyMediawan Rights
ProducerYihwen Chen, Mandy Marahimin
DirectorYihwen Chen
Scriptwriter Yihwen Chen
Cinematographer Yihwen Chen
Production Designer
EditorYihwen Chen, Angen Sodo
Main CastShh…Diam!
Director’s filmography
  • Queer As Punk (2025)
  • The Boys Club (2021)
  • Eye on The Ball (2019)
Notable Achievement
  • Berlinale Film Festival, Germany. 2025
  • SxSW London, UK. 2025
  • IDFA, Netherlands. 2025
  • Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore. 2025
Contact[email protected]

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