In this speculative programme, bodies fuse with technology or metamorphose via miraculous means, spawning knotty questions of ethics and politics. Through hormones, surgery, or the sheer force of imagination, these short films play with the malleability of the body, with astonishing—and sometimes terrifying—results.

 

Immature – dir. Eddy Wu |Taiwan, Netherlands | 2025 | 6 min
This animated documentary explores a gay trans man’s experiences of self-discovery.

How to Get Your Man Pregnant – dir. Noh Gyeong-mu |South Korea | 2023 | 30 min
After ten unsuccessful IVF attempts, a couple decide to try male pregnancy.

Part 1. Camera and Toe – dir. Suhyun Jeon |South Korea | 2024 | 4 min
A camera and a toe stick their heads into each other’s holes.

In Petri Dish We Sing – dir. Yarli Allison |Canada, Hong Kong, United Kingdom|2025 | 29 min
In the year 2135, embryonic stem cells can become anything we desire.

Womb Mates – dir. Noh Hee-jeong |South Korea|2025 | 16 min
A woman discovers an app where users can exchange uteruses.

Content note: contains depictions of sex

 

As part of Queer East 2026, a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities.

 

 

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