US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

Queer Asian Stories

Part 2

Tuesday

Jul 28, 2020

@

4:00 pm

Wicked Queer 36

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CONTENT WARNING:
This film is presented in with English subtitles.
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:

Xiao Xan

CONTENT WARNING:
Xiao Xian is in charge of finishing a dress. Her mother has decided that she is going to take care of it that night, and she obeys, as usual. Sheng Xia, her best friend, shows up at her house to convince her to go partying. Xiao Xian accepts, but she cannot imagine what will end up happening that night. Directed by Jiajie Yu Yan | 2019 | 17 min | Spain | Chinese and Spanish with English subtitles
17
 min
Jiajie Yu Yan
Chinese and Spanish with English subtitles
Spain\t

Sunshine in the Ruins

CONTENT WARNING:
Zih Sin and Sheng Ya are not interested in the explanation about a hundred-year-old village, so they ignore their tour guide and go wandering around. It’s surprising that everything is fantastic in the ruins for them. Therefore, they decided to leave the group and make an unmanned explorations in this village by themselves... Directed by Chou Yu Cheng | 2019 | 12 min | Taiwan | Chinese with English subtitles
12
 min
Chou Yu Cheng
Chinese with English subtitles
Taiwan\t

Miss Man

CONTENT WARNING:
After being shunned by his homophobic father for his sexuality and his lover for not being a woman, Manob finds himself travelling to the city for a sex change operation. However, as he struggles with his identity, he faces challenges and questions he may not be ready to confront yet. Directed by Tathagata Ghosh | 2019 | 25 min | India | Bengali with English subtitles __Content Warning: Parental abuse, self harm.__
25
 min
Tathagata Ghosh
Bengali with English subtitles\t
India\t

Gentleman Spa

CONTENT WARNING:
Hao, a chubby gay man, works as a janitor at a gay spa. For him, romantic relationships are an unreachable dream. One day, an attractive customer, Kai, walks into the place, and Hao has the opportunity to massage him. As they talk and get to know each other, they bond. However, things do not go as smoothly as Hao expected… Directed by Yu Jhi-han | 2019 | 18 min | Taiwan | Chinese with English subtitles
18
 min
Yu Jhi-han
Chinese with English subtitles\t
Taiwan\t

Ongoing, Memory

CONTENT WARNING:
Centering on the story of a queer Vietnamese American woman, Hoài (Ongoing, Memory) explores the collapsing and intersecting realities of heartbreak: from romantic partnerships, families, and nation states. Directed by Quyên Nguyen-Le | 2018 | 11 min | United States | English and Vietnamese with English subtitles
11
 min
Quyên Nguyen-Le
English and Vietnamese with English subtitles
United States\t

From the Other Side

CONTENT WARNING:
On the eve of an important ruling, the Taiwan Supreme Court Judge receives an unexpected letter. Directed by Bob Yang & Frederico Evaristo | 2019 | 14 min | Taiwan | Chinese with English subtitles
14
 min
Bob Yang and Frederico Evaristo
Chinese with English subtitles\t
Taiwan\t

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