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Wicked Queer 37

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Queer Asian Stories

Thursday

,

Apr 15

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1:00 am

With in person.

Wicked Queer 37

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WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

Queer Asian Stories

Thursday

Apr 15

@

1:00 am

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Featuring new sparks and tragic separations, please join us in celebrating queer Asian identities in this year's queer Asian shorts program.
Sheen Hui
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Zhie Xie
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This short film program includes the following films:

A Cohabitation

18
min 
Content warning:
In 2013 Taipei, a gay, interracial couple who just moved in together are forced to separate because one of them who is a Malaysian has HIV and is forced to be deported. __Content Warning__ Directed by Tung Wei Ye, 2019, 18 min, Malaysia, Mandarin/Chinese with English subtitles, G
DIRECTOR
Tung Wei Ye
COUNTRY
Malaysia
LANGUAGE
Mandarin/Chinese with English subtitles

Between Us (2021)

18
min 
Content warning:
Kei longs for a “normal” life in rural Japan. But for a transgender man who is jobless in his own hometown, getting to normal is one steep climb, especially since Erin, his Canadian partner, longs to move to Tokyo, where they can live openly and freely. On his way to a job interview in the city, Kei meets a stranger. Abandoning his journey to help her, he discovers she is the owner of the hot springs—a place he once loved, as a child. Kei's encounter with the healing waters is complicated by Erin’s turning up as well. Finally, the couple—one on the men's side, the other, on the women's—must face the truth about their divergent wishes, identities, and murky notions of belonging. Directed by Cailleah Scott-Grimes, 2020, 18 min, Japan, English/Japanese with English subtitles, T/Q
DIRECTOR
Cailleah Scott-Grimes
COUNTRY
Japan
LANGUAGE
English/Japanese with English subtitles

Halwa

15
min 
Content warning:
On the eve of her wedding anniversary, empty-nester Sujata Chopra attempts to find some joy in her broken marriage, until she learns about the passing of her childhood companion’s spouse on Facebook. Having been disconnected from this woman for over 30 years over a misunderstanding, Sujata finds the courage to reach out to send her condolences. They reconnect, sparking friction when Sujata’s controlling husband, Dr. Chopra, finds out. Directed by Gayatri Bajpai, Nirav Bhakta, 2019, 15 min, USA, English, L __Content Warning: Domestic Violence__
DIRECTOR
Gayatri Bajpai
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

Blue Suit

16
min 
Content warning:
When a surprise party interrupts his plans, an anxious man has to find a private moment to confess his feelings for his friend before he moves away the next day. Directed by Kevin J. Nguyen, 2020, 16 min, USA, English, G
DIRECTOR
Kevin J. Nguyen
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

God's Daughter Dances

25
min 
Content warning:
A transgender female dancer, Shin-mi, gets a call from the Military Manpower Administration, to attend the Military Service Examination. Shin-mi, with everything she has, takes the steps to face them. Directed by Sungbin Byun, 2020, 25 min, Republic of Korea, Korean with English subtitles, T __Content Warning: Transphobia__
DIRECTOR
Sungbin Byun
COUNTRY
Republic of Korea
LANGUAGE
Korean with English subtitles