Synopsis: Midnight Rising is an intimate portrait of London’s East and South East Asian clubbing community. Stepping onto the dance floor, we are invited to move and witness a space that extends beyond raving, extravagance and hyperpop to offer a necessary platform for love, acceptance and most importantly, joy. The film features stories of those that have been boldly amplifying artists and creating moments of movement across the city, all intertwined by their deep love of music – Eastern Margins, a music label and collective that celebrates alternative East and South East Asian culture and diaspora, and GGI 끼, London’s only rave for queer, trans and nonbinary East and South East Asian people.
About the Filmmaker: Aileen Ye is an Irish-Chinese director from Dublin. Beginning in 2021, she is self-taught in her craft, learning filmmaking through DIY 16mm film labs. Her works utilise various mediums with a focus on contemporary subcultures and diasporic narratives. Her work has been shown at the BFI, Barbican Centre, LUX, esea Contemporary, NOWNESS Asia, Michigan Theatre and more. In 2022, she was awarded the EVCOM Focus Award. In 2023/24, she was awarded the Mondriaan Fund. She holds a master’s degree (MSc) in Sociology from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Currently, she is based between London and Amsterdam.
Details
| Released: | 2024 |
| Runtime: | 8 Mins |
| Director: | Aileen Ye |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Producers: | Aileen Ye, Kamila Serkebaeva |