About this Event
It’s already been a year since Drag Up! The Second Season.
Curious about the stories behind the performances?Wondering why we need “Drag Up!”, and how we create, connect, and build community through performance-making?
The Drag Up! 2.0 documentary takes you back on that journey.
The performers featured in the film will also join us for a post-screening Q&A.
🎞️ About the documentary
Drag Up! 2.0 | 68 mins | Mandarin & English with Simplified Chinese & English subtitles
“Drag Up!拽起来！” returned for its second season in the summer of 2025. Bringing together seven queer Chinese-identified individuals in London, the project set out to explore how drag can be de-Westernised and decolonised.
This documentary invites you behind the performances and into the process, the conversations, experiments, challenges, and connections that shaped the project.
Content Warning
This documentary contains material that some viewers may find sensitive or triggering. Themes and elements include: fake blood, textile representations of human organs, discussions of race, strong sexual language and imagery, and descriptions of child abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.
内容警告
本片包含可能引起部分观众不适的内容，包括：假血，以纺织品表现的人体器官，有关种族的讨论，强烈的性语言与性意象，关于儿童虐待的描述。请酌情观看。
📅 Date & Time: 2.30pm - 4.30pm, Saturday 17 Oct 2026
📍 Location: BLOC cinema, ArtsOne Building, Queen Mary University of London, 1 Westfield Way, London E1 4PD
The cinema is wheelchair accessible.
Free entry, but registration is required.
Event venue & nearby stays
BLOC, 1 Westfield Way, London, United Kingdom
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