US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

Queer Asian Stories

This is a Life

Saturday

Apr 8, 2023

@

4:00 pm

Wicked Queer 39

With in person.
Director
Year
Run Time
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
This film is presented in with English subtitles.
This year, we want to embrace and celebrate the diverse journeys that Queer and Asian individuals embark on no matter where they are in life. From young adults discovering themselves to seniors reflecting on their past, each story in our shorts program offers a unique perspective on the current realities and future dreams Queer Asians have all around the world.
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with

Presented with...

Program includes...

This short film program includes the following films:

SAFAR (JOURNEY)

CONTENT WARNING:
It's a story of two souls who want to live happily ever after and want to blend in with the crowd.
6
 min
Kapil Joshi
Hindi
Inda

After Sunset, Dawn Arrives

CONTENT WARNING:
In the early 2000s, old China Town, Los Angeles, when introverted and unsociable sixty-five-year-old Chinese man, Wan falls in love with a man who is nearly 30 years younger than him, Wan struggles to embrace his homosexual identity which he has been suppressed for his entire life and simultaneously confronts his guilt towards his long deceased Chinese wife.
17
 min
Andy Yi Li
English
USA

Baby Trans

CONTENT WARNING: RACIAL SLUR, RECOUNTING DEATH AND DRUG USE
Paradoxe offers a portrait of Laure, a gentle but intense soul. As she begins feminizing hormone therapy, Laure learns to tame the bodily, emotional and identity changes she’s experiencing.
12
 min
Aimé Majeau Beauchamp
French
Canada

Tank Fairy

CONTENT WARNING: TRANSPHOBIA
In Taiwan, "song wa si de" are workers who routinely supply gas tanks to street vendors and old residential buildings. The magical Tank Fairy delivers her tanks unlike any other - with sass, stilettos and a healthy helping of glitter. Her arrival upends the life of Jojo, a lonely ten-year-old who dreams of dancing and drag. Outcast by classmates and misunderstood by his stern, single mom, Jojo is inspired to live out loud by his fierce, propane-toting fairy godmother. TANK FAIRY is a musical extravaganza that encourages us all to embrace our authentic selves.
10
 min
Erich Rettstadt 雷利

Butch Up!

CONTENT WARNING:
“Stop being miserable.” After hearing her ex’s last words to her, Mi-hae, a lead singer of an independent band, cannot get herself to sing the band’s most popular song, Oppa’s Girl.
12
 min
Yu-Jin Lee
Korean
South Korea

Future Flowers

CONTENT WARNING:
A sham-married queer woman and queer man live together but have entirely separate lives. Yet, their schedules are linked by a propagandistic program that nudges them toward a single goal.
10
 min
Hao Zhou
Chinese
China

Play House

CONTENT WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT
Xiao Lin and Chuan Yu are lesbian lovers who work in soft porn industries. One day a man hired them to act as his wife and daughter. However, the relationship among them gradually grew tense.
26
 min
Xinyi Cao
Mandarin
Chian

Write here

CONTENT WARNING:
An aging gay man in mid-stage alzheimer's struggles to hold onto his identity and onto the memory of his one true love.
15
 min
Jake Muñoz Consing
Tagalog
Philippines

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