Joanna Yang

Radicalizing Intimacy in Queer Asian Canadian Youth

Stephanie Fung, Joanna Yang

Katie Fung, Carven Li

How do multiple identities (Canadian, youth, Asian, queer) intersect and shape the way we navigate our world? This short film documentary explores how six queer Asian Canadian youth redefine and radicalize the concept of intimacy. Various types of intimacy that defy heteronormative values suggest that seemingly “concrete” notions of closeness and identity are not so straightforward after all.