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2. Films

Permanent Residence(Director’s Cut)

28/11(Sat)6:50pm/IFCBuyTrailer

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In Cantonese with English Subtitle
Hong Kong / 2009 / Colour / 146 min
Director: Scud
Cast: Sean Li, Osman Hung, Hong Lau

Hong Kong director Scud’s follow up to his debut feature City Without Baseball is a heartbreaking story of love, lust and infatuation. IT professional Ivan befriends Windson in a sauna, marking the beginning of a long-term intimate friendship that spans years. However, Windson is straight, and can never truly offer Ivan the physical love that he needs. The film is ambitious in the depth and spread of the relationships it covers, and spans locations as diverse as Isreal, China, Thailand and Australia. A semi-autobiographical piece, Scud infuses the characters and story with his own experiences, creating a realistic portrayal of gay life for Hong Kongers. This version, the directors cut, finally allows him to reveal his story, the way he wants it to be told.

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The New Twenty

29/11(Sun) 6:15pm/BC BuyTrailer

01/12(Tue) 9:50pm/IFCBuy

14/12(Mon) 9:50pm/BCBuy

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In English
USA / 2008 / Colour / 92min
Director: Chris Mason Johnson
Cast: Bill Sage, Terry Serpico, Nicole Bilderback

Special Selection in World AIDS Movies Day (29/11)

The New Twenty follows a group of friends approaching their landmark 30th birthdays. Successful engaged couple Julie and Andrew emotionally support their less thriving friends, including Julie’s gay brother Tony, the overweight and lonely Ben (also gay), and Felix, whose drug habit is getting out of control. Living in hard-nosed Manhattan, the friends go through a series of professional and personal struggles, and reveal that sometimes life, and friendship, isn’t as simple as we hope. The script supplies quick and witty dialogue, and the cast excels in the capable hands of director Chris Mason Johnson who picked up a best first time director award for The New Twenty at the Ft Launderdale international film festival.

Drool

01/12(Tue)8:00pm/IFCBuy

26/11(Thur)9:50pm/BCBuy

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In English
USA / 2009 / Colour / 86min
Director: Nancy Kissam
Cast: Laura Harring, Ashley Duggan Smith, Jill Marie Jones, Oded Fehr

Life takes a funny turn for teenage Tabby Fleece and her family in this quirky and enjoyable modern fairytale, by first time director Nancy Kissam. Tabby’s long suffering mother Anora dreams of escaping her abusive husband and apathetic teenage kids. The arrival of the attractive and mysterious beauty Imogene at the house next door sets in place a voyage of discovery for Anora, and places the entire family on a path to a better life. Featuring playful observations on the United States heartland culture, and a cast of eccentric and memorable characters, Drool’s deadpan humour and style was a hit at this year’s Sundance Film festival.