US PREMIERE
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
Unspoken Connections
Queer Asian Stories
Sunday
Apr 13, 2025
@
3:00 pm
Wicked Queer 41
The bonds that shape our lives are quiet yet powerful, no matter whether they're between family, friends, lovers, or even strangers. Fleeting or enduring, tender or fraught, these connections reveal the comforts and tensions present in our relationships. Understanding, longing, love— These ingredients bring us together even in the most unexpected of situations.
Sheen Hui
Programmer
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This short film program includes the following films:
Kokuhaku
During an interview, Tadashi, a young Spanish-Japanese actor who plays female characters in a theatrical practice similar to kabuki, will return to the past to relive his most intimate memories.
Three
At a home gathering, a Chinese woman who has recently moved to the United States to live with her daughter tries to keep her daughter's secrets from her new friends.
J is for Just an Afternoon Thunderstorm
M and Jiang are a couple in an open relationship that has lasted for several years. On this day, the two of them have a rare opportunity to go on an outing. What should be a relaxed and leisurely hike is led into the unknown by the adventurous spirit of M. Amid the summer afternoon air, there is a faint scent of restlessness lingering.
Pehli Date
When 45-year old Aastha Goenka finally goes on her first date with 35-year-old Priya Malhotra, she's in for a day filled with conversations about heteronormativity, vulnerability, and second changes.
Saigon Kiss
Mo roams through the rush hour traffic to avoid an unwanted phone call. When she meets Vicky by the side of the street with her broken motorbike, a visceral chance encounter unfolds between the two young queer women on the loud streets of Saigon.
Scrap Fabric
Fearing her mother’s disapproval, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric (“retaso”).
