This program showcases the latest short films from Asia-Pacific. This year, the program will be presented in a special online version. Enjoy new queer expressions by fresh talents from across the region!
Presented by Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance
Schedule: 7/16 Fri. 19:00 – 7/29 Thu. 23:59
Price: \1,200
*Information on how to watch will be announced later.
Floss
Ting has a new boyfriend, Mark. And he has big crush on Mark’s teeth, even being a fetish. He wants to speak it out, but would he?(Japan Premiere)
Director:Fan Popo
2019|China|15 min|Chinese
Official Website
[Romance][Thriller] / [G]
Lipstick
Joon-woon is regularly bullied in school for his effeminate appearance. One such day, he finds himself in a laundromat to dry his clothes where he encounters the enigmatic Chan-mi.(Japan Premiere)
Director:Etsen Chen
2019|Taiwan / Korea|12 min|Korean
[Drama] / [T][Q]
Wig
Artika believes herself to be modern, liberal and most importantly, independent. An unprecedented encounter with a transgender sex worker opposite her house, questions her beliefs. Will she now fall into the same societal prejudices that she has been fighting against?(Japan Premiere)
Director:Atanu Mukherjee
2019|India|26 min|Hindi
Official Website
[Drama] / [T]
Film Courtesy: KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
Kiran
In between the mandalas and paisleys on the lines and pores of the bride-to-be’s palms, a Mehndi applicator finds a space for herself.(Japan Premiere)
Director:Fatima Sattar
2021|Pakistan|8 min|Urdu
[Drama] / [L]
Ice
Two guys are wondering around in a resort town in order to deal ‘Ice’. On the way to the place, one of them are fear if a cop is following them.(Japan Premiere)
Director:Lee Seong-wook
2019|Korea|27 min|Korean
[Drama][Thriller] / [G]
Strangers
When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.(Japan Premiere)
Director:Jamieson Pearce
2019|Australia|13 min|English
[Drama] / [L]