8/9/2024 (Sun) 5:00pm – Broadway Cinematheque (BC)
14/9/2024 (Sat) 7:50pm – PALACE ifc (IFC)
1. Wegen Hegel **
Director : Popo Fan
Germany / 2024 / 15 mins / Drama
In German and Mandarin with English subtitles
Synopsis
Hegel spoils a hook-up. Philosophy student Ping moved to Germany in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown. He meets someone online and pays them a visit. An epiphany and an unknown liquid add up to a special evening.
2. LOVE+ **
Director : Tushar Tyagi
India / 2024 / 17 mins / Romantic, Comedy
In Hindi and English with English subtitles
Synopsis
Ajay wants his live-in partner, Utkarsh, to join him for the live interview, but Utkarsh wants to keep their relationship a secret. The concern for them seems bigger than appearing together for the live interview. Will this sero-discordant (one is HIV+ and the other negative) couple have a positive love story?
3. Up in the Wind *
Director : Haoyuan Yang
China / 2024 / 10 mins / Documentary
In Mandarin with English and Traditional Chinese subtitles
Synopsis
“How many people will we miss in our lifetime? Living in a conservative city in China, I have always felt that there is no love there because all the gay boys have gone to bigger cities. I have always wanted to leave this city, but I gradually realised that the city is not the reason I don’t have love, the heart is.”
4. J is for Just an Afternoon Thunderstorm ***
Director : Chuang Yung Hsiang
Taiwan / 2023 / 23 mins / Drama
In Mandarin and English with English subtitles and Traditional Chinese subtitles
Synopsis
A casual couple’s outing, a mysterious encounter, and an afternoon thunderstorm.
5. 302 *
Director : Leon Cheo
Singapore / 2024 / 16 mins / Drama
In English with English subtitles
Synopsis
An officer cadet opens a can of worms when he declares “302” to the Singapore army.
6. EKG **
Director : Q Allan Brocka
USA / 2023 / 15 mins / Dramedy
In English
Synopsis :
A queer Asian American overworked emergency doctor, Hao Ling, discovers a brand-new recreational world of substance and sex. He must uncover his own true feelings before figuring out the true feelings of his father, so he can finally stop struggling with the fear of not being accepted.
Running time: 96 mins
* Hong Kong Premiere
** Asia Premiere
*** International Premiere