GAPA Partners with Frameline to Present Queer Asian Films

Founded in 1977, Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, is the longest-running, largest, and most widely recognized LGBTQ+ film exhibition event in the world. As a community event with an annual in-person attendance of 63,000 (and 89,000 including online streaming), the Festival is the most prominent and well-attended LGBTQ+ arts program in the Bay Area. This year’s Frameline46 is ramping up and will be back in-person to showcase diverse queer narratives to the Bay Area community. 

For the full calendar of films, visit: www.frameline.org

In appreciation of GAPA’s work in the community as a respected organization, Frameline is bringing GAPA on as a community partner and we are excited to sponsor the following films:

Coming to You

Offering a rare, years-long parallel look at two supportive mothers alongside their queer youths, Coming to You celebrates the bonds of its two small families, which endure even amid an often hostile cultural environment. As teenaged Hankyeol works through cycles of depression amid the process of transition, Yejoon navigates life as a newly out university student far from home. Together, these portraits form both an intimate version of the everyday and a remarkable showcase for the value of parental support.
https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline46/coming-to-you

Emergence: Out of the Shadows

Powerful and heartfelt, this documentary compassionately unpacks the cultural nuances of coming out in a South Asian household. Recounting three narratives told with confessional frankness and unwavering love, Emergence: Out of the Shadows thoughtfully follows the emotional journeys of its compelling subjects’ lives and the honest truth of their parents’ responses, all with optimism for a brighter future.

https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline46/emergence-out-of-the-shadows