HKLGFF Hong Kong lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Short Films

Cutting Through Time & Space (Total Running Time: 93 min) 17/11 (Sat) 9:30pm / The One 28/11 (Wed) 7:50pm / IFC
	1. Tsuyako Director: Mitsuyo Miyazaki /日本 Japan / 24 min. / 2011 / colour Tsuyako, a factory worker, young mother and wife, reignites her love for an old-time lover, Yoshi. Winner – Outstanding Dramatic Short Film at Outfest.	2. The Blessed Director: Mauricio López Fernández /Chile / 15 min. / colour / Spanish with English Subtitles Papa has arranged for his daughter to play the Virgin Mary in a procession as a means to heal her intersex gender.
	3. The Arrival Director: Lee, Narissa / USA/ 4:18 min. / 2011 / colour & b/w In this satirical short, a close-knit community is rattled by an invasion of the queerest kind.	4. The Bus Pass Director: Lee, Narissa / USA / 3 min. / 2011 / colour A woman sees the girl of her dreams on the train home from work. Will she dare take the plunge and ask for her number? Winner - Audience Award for Best Lesbian Short at Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
	5. Fresh Air Therapy Director: Scheermann, Christoph / Germany / 6 min. / 2010 / colour / German with English Subtitles German couple Petra and Kerstin are spending another unpleasant session with their counselor when a power failure and natural body functions bring them closer together.	6. Fresh Air Therapy 2 Director: Scheermann, Christoph / Germany / 15:56 min. / 2011 / colour / German with English Subtitles German couple Petra and Kerstin (from Frischluft-Therapie) are back in couple’s counseling. At their therapist’s request, they rent a hotel room and try, unsuccessfully, to engage in role-play.
	7. The FEMily Director: 白爾雅 / Taiwan / 25 min. / 2012 / colour * Director and Cast in Attendance (17/11) Seeking for a place to call home? Joe and Ec, a Taiwanese-Malaysian couple, asks questions of what it means to be in love and in it for the long haul.

Kim Jho Kwang - Soo Trilogy of Shorts
(Total Running Time: 63 min)

18/11 (Sun) 9:45pm / BC

3/12 (Mon) 9:50pm / The One

1. Boy Meets Boys
South Korea / 2008 / Color / 13 minutes

On a warm spring day, Min-soo meets the tall and broad-shouldered Seok inside a bus. Min-soo keeps looking at the tough boy and his heart starts beating…

2. Just Friends?
South Korea / 2009 / Color / 28 minutes

Expecting a cozy night outside of the barracks, Seok visits his boyfriend Min-soo who is serving in the military. However they run into Min-soo’s mother. When Min-soo’s mother questions their relationship, the only answer they can give is that they are ‘just friends’.

3. Love, 100°C
South Korea / 2010 / Color / 22 minutes

A hearing-impaired boy, Min-soo, likes his classmate. One day, Min-soo impulsively has sex with a man who works in a public bath, an experience that lends him a new-found confidence, but at a heavy price.

Youth Shorts (Total Running Time: 97 min) 27/11 (Tue) 9:40pm / BC 1/12 (Sat) 4:25pm / The One		Supported by Red Ribbon Centre
	1. CRUSH USA / 2011 / Colour / 9 minutes Michael realises that after graduation he may not see Brandon again, whom he has had a crush on for a long time. At the graduation ceremony, will Michael muster up the courage to confess his feelings to him?	2. The Eyes and the Ice USA / 2011 / Colour / 11 minutes A human eye ball seen frozen outside below the ice, changes the trust a young man has for his beloved.
	3. Positive Youth Canada / 2012 / Colour / 44 minutes Whoopi Goldberg & Elton John have both expressed their high admiration for this film. Four HIV+ youth tell us how they face the spectre of AIDS and use all their strength to bring a positive outlook on the disease to the world.	4. The Red Bike UK / 2011 / Colour / 11 minutes Giving your beloved something you’ve made with your own hands is very romantic, especially when it’s a bicycle. This film won the 2012 Iris Prize for best UK short film.
	5. More or Less Brazil / 2010 / Colour / 14 minutes High schooler Ivo is constantly bullied by Sandro. One day they meet again on the street, but will this encounter be more than just about bullying?	6. Deep End Canada / 2011 / Colour / 8 minutes When Dane’s older brother comes out of the closet, he must choose between siding with his homophobic peers or supporting his brother and becoming a social outcast.

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