Wicked Queer 39
US PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
Queer Asian Stories
This is a Life
Saturday
Apr 8
@
4:00 pm
Wicked Queer 39
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Queer Asian Stories
This is a Life
Saturday
,
Apr 8
@
4:00 pm
Wicked Queer 39
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
Queer Asian Stories
This is a Life
Saturday
Apr 8
@
4:00 pm
ArtsEmerson Paramount Center
With
in person.
Content warning:
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)
6
min
Content warning:
It's a story of two souls who want to live happily ever after and want to blend in with the crowd.
DIRECTOR
Kapil Joshi
COUNTRY
Inda
LANGUAGE
Hindi
After Sunset, Dawn Arrives
17
min
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.
DIRECTOR
Andy Yi Li
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English
Baby Trans
12
min
Content warning:
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.
DIRECTOR
Aimé Majeau Beauchamp
COUNTRY
Canada
LANGUAGE
French
Tank Fairy
10
min
Content warning:
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.
DIRECTOR
Erich Rettstadt 雷利
COUNTRY
LANGUAGE
Butch Up!
12
min
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.
DIRECTOR
Yu-Jin Lee
COUNTRY
South Korea
LANGUAGE
Korean
Future Flowers
10
min
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.
DIRECTOR
Hao Zhou
COUNTRY
China
LANGUAGE
Chinese
Play House
26
min
Content warning:
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.
DIRECTOR
Xinyi Cao
COUNTRY
Chian
LANGUAGE
Mandarin
Write here
15
min
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.
DIRECTOR
Jake Muñoz Consing
COUNTRY
Philippines
LANGUAGE
Tagalog
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