Homecomings explores the transformative power of queerness, transness, migration, and ancestral connections in redefining home. Each story delves into the personal and collective struggles to feel whole, embracing both its griefs and joys. You are invited to reflect on the roots that ground us, the people who nurture us, the places we carry within us forever - and celebrate queerness as a superpower for homecoming.

This event is followed by an extended panel discussion.

Curatored by David Bakum and Leah Lapautre, as part of Up Next: Future Film Curators Lab 2024/25

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way A costume designer returns to their homeland and attempts to reconnect with their parents. Dir. Hao Zhou | USA | 2024 | 21min

hi ading How do you tell your parents you're trans without telling them you're trans? Dir. Dinaly Tran | Canada | 2023 | 2min

Painted Ones A tattoo artist unlocks indigenous Filipino histories through ink. Dir. Julia Husain Nacario | USA | 2024 | 5min

Little Chairs, Little Conversations Adopted at 8 months and now in their early twenties, Honey explores the feeling of being almost-British-almost-Chinese. Dir. Honey Birch | UK | 2024 | 7min

Baradiya An indigenous trans woman grapples with becoming a Babaylan, a Filipino queer shaman. Dir. Gab Mejia\, Miko Reyes\, David Loughran\, Antonio Lantong Dagoc Jr. | Philippines | 2024 | 30min

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Doors open: 18:00 - 18:30

Film screening starts: 18:30 - 20:10

Drinks and community networking: 20:10 - 21:30

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This is a pay-what-you-can event between £2.50 and £7.50. We suggest £5 as a general admission, but feel free to follow the list below to pay based on your circumstances.

How much should I pay?

£2.50: I am just about able to cover my everyday costs.

£5: I can comfortably cover my everyday costs.

£7.50: I would like to contribute more to support the organisation’s work.