Queer as Punk
Singapore Premiere
Chen Yihwen Malaysia, Indonesia 2025 88 min Rating To Be Advised
Openly queer punk-rock band Shh… Diam! turns up their music against rising conservatism and political upheaval in Malaysia.
Since meeting at a pool party in 2009, Faris, Yon and Yoyo have become a household name for their daring and snarky anthems celebrating queer desire and rage. Just as Faris begins his gender transition, Yon prepares to welcome a child and Yoyo considers migration, Malaysia escalates its rhetoric on purity and begins enacting corporal punishment on LGBTQ individuals. Through it all, the trio endeavours to continue their song.
Queer as Punk is a frank and immersive look at the private lives of the Shh… Diam (Malay for “keep quiet”) members on their world tour. More than a document of the times, the documentary elucidates and affirms the choice to leave for safety, or stay to continue resisting.
Synopsis Writer: Sasha Han
Q&A with Filmmaker(s)
30 Nov, Sun 4:30PM / 88 min
Golden Village Bugis, Hall 3
Q&A with Filmmaker(s)
7 Dec, Sun 7:00PM / 88 min
Oldham Theatre
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Queer as Punk
Chen Yihwen
Malaysia, Indonesia
2025
English, Malay
English
88 min
Rating To Be Advised
Singapore Premiere
Yihwen Chen
Chen Yihwen is a Malaysian journalist and documentary filmmaker. Her investigative documentaries include The Hidden Cut (2019), about female genital mutilation and Eye on the Ball (2019), which features Malaysia’s blind football team. Queer as Punk premiered at the Berlinale Forum.
Chen Yihwen,
Mandy Marahimin
