US PREMIERE
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
Queer Asian Stories
Part 1
Saturday
Jul 25, 2020
@
1:00 pm
Wicked Queer 36
It’s not often that queer Asian stories get brought to the forefront, let alone to the big screen. But last year, in a historic moment for Asia, Taiwan made headlines by legalizing same-sex marriage, setting the stage for the furtherment of LGBTQ+ rights across the continent. This 2-part LGBTQ+ Asian shorts program is an ode to queer Asian love–from India to Taiwan and more, we bring you tales of passion, loss, fear and hope, keeping the spotlight shining bright on queer Asian stories.
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with
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This short film program includes the following films:
Soba-chan's Morning
It was supposed to be a usual morning for a Tokyo married couple...
Directed by Sergei Vlasov | 2019 | 5 min | Japan | Japanese with English subtitles
Blossom
This is a journey about a drag queen exploring herself with an abandoned baby one unconventional night. It is also a story about searching for a sense of belonging.
Directed by Han Lin | 2018 | 25 min | Taiwan | Chinese with English subtitles
U for Usha
Usha, an illiterate single mother who works as a farm labourer in rural India, finds herself drawn to a female teacher of local primary school, in ways she never knew possible.
Directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade | 2019 | 21 min | India | Marathi with English subtitles
Tidal
TIDAL is about a tide-like relationship. Ocean, a boy who grew in a small island has a taboo relationship with Tide, a sailor who regularly docks on the island. One day after Tide’s docking, Ocean tells Tide that he has convinced his mother to let him go sailing. On the other hand, Tide has been concealing his married identity from Ocean.
Directed by Yenshun Lee | 2017 | 15 min | Taiwan | Chinese with English subtitles
We Need to Talk About the Ring
With same-sex marriage now legal in her hometown, Xin resolves to give up her successful career in the U.S. and return home. Xin's parents eagerly await their daughter's return. However, little do they know about Xin's intentions to take advantage of Taiwan's new same-sex marriage laws. Caught between love and family, Xin risks both her family and lover and is forced to own up to her true feelings.
Directed by Yi Qi Chen | 2019 | 30 min | Taiwan | Chinese with English subtitles