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"Tender and heartfelt, Edhi Alice is a documentary portrait of trans lives in South Korea from trailblazing director/activist Ilrhan Kim. It screens at Arnolfini as part of the Queer East travelling roadshow, offering you a rare chance to see queer cinema from East and Southeast Asian communities across the UK."
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A event held at Arnolfini on Saturday 1st November. The event starts at 14:00.
Presenting director Ilrhan Kim’s moving documentary portrait of two trans women in South Korea.
Part of Queer East On the Road 2025, a nationwide touring season taking place from October to December in 15 cities across the UK. Queer East is 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.
Edhi Alice 에디 앨리스 , dir. Ilrhan Kim, South Korea, 2024, 130 minutes. Korean with English subtitles.
In Edhi Alice, director and queer activist Ilrhan Kim interrogates how documentaries about trans communities are made: the creative decisions, relationships, and ethical questions involved. The subject of the documentary is Edhi, who works as a counsellor for LGBTQ+ teens in Seoul, and has decided to undertake gender reassignment surgery. Edhi’s story intertwines with that of Alice, the lighting technician on the film crew and an older trans woman, who is preoccupied with challenging popular stereotypes about female and male bodies. This powerful and thought-provoking documentary refuses to compromise in its depiction of post-surgery recuperation, but offers an authentic portrayal of the trans experience and allyship in South Korea. Edhi Alice is a generous, delicate film and - courtesy of Alice’s lighting - a visually stunning one.
A special price Queer East double-bill ticket is available which includes access to Heartbeats and Hiccups.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Part of Queer East On the Road 2025, a nationwide touring season taking place from October to December in 15 cities across the UK. Queer East is 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.
Edhi Alice 에디 앨리스 , dir. Ilrhan Kim, South Korea, 2024, 130 minutes. Korean with English subtitles.
In Edhi Alice, director and queer activist Ilrhan Kim interrogates how documentaries about trans communities are made: the creative decisions, relationships, and ethical questions involved. The subject of the documentary is Edhi, who works as a counsellor for LGBTQ+ teens in Seoul, and has decided to undertake gender reassignment surgery. Edhi’s story intertwines with that of Alice, the lighting technician on the film crew and an older trans woman, who is preoccupied with challenging popular stereotypes about female and male bodies. This powerful and thought-provoking documentary refuses to compromise in its depiction of post-surgery recuperation, but offers an authentic portrayal of the trans experience and allyship in South Korea. Edhi Alice is a generous, delicate film and - courtesy of Alice’s lighting - a visually stunning one.
A special price Queer East double-bill ticket is available which includes access to Heartbeats and Hiccups.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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