QUEER×ASIA ~APQFFA Selection~
Founded in 2015, Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA) aims to support and promote LGBT films from across the region. In this program, we introduce 4 shorts recommended by the APQFFA member festivals. Check out the new talents from each country!
※All non-English films have English subtitles.
Schedule
7/15(Fri)19:00~~
@Cinemart shinjuku
7/18(Mon)16:20~
@Spiral Hall
The Fox Exploits the Tiger’s Might
The Fox Exploits the Tiger’s Might [Youth][Sexy][G] |
David is the big-shot boastful son of a high-ranking officer, while Aseng’s family is an ethnic minority tobacco merchant who sells bootleg liquor. In a small town with a military base, two boys discover their sexuality and the relation between power and sex.
Sowol Road
Sowol Road [Human][T] ※All non-English films have English subtitles. |
In order to bring home the bread, Jum-soon works at a restaurant during the day and sells her body on Sowol Road at night. When she saves Eun-ji, a young individual working on the other side of the road, the two share their stories.
When Mom Visits
When Mom Visits [Human][L] |
Vic’s perfect life in America ends as her mother Lynn pays an abrupt visit from Taiwan. Her girlfriend Janet realizes that Vic has never come out as she promised. But little does Vic know that her mother has a secret of her own.
Supported by Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, Taiwan Culture Center
I Go To School Not By Bus
I Go To School Not By Bus [Youth][Romance][G] |
A coming-of-age story of two secondary school students. Ming is in the closet and Hei is openly gay, and both of them attend a Christian school. This is a story of self-discovery, struggle through love, loneliness, and rebellion.