18 / 9 / 2022 (Sun) 17:35 – Broadway Cinematheque
23 / 9 / 2022 (Fri) 21:50 – PALACE ifc
Firsts
Director: Jesse Ung
New Zealand / 2020 / 17 mins / Drama
In English with English & Chinese subtitles
Synopsis:
A closeted Chinese international student living in New Zealand plans to lose his virginity to a stranger that he meets online.
No Law, No Heaven*
Director: Kristi Hoi
USA, Hong Kong / 2020 / 24 mins / Drama
In English & Cantonese with English subtitles
Synopsis:
A man’s life in three vignettes as he navigates his sexual identity amidst tradition in Hong Kong’s notorious Kowloon Walled City.
L’Homme Inconnu
Director: Anthony Schatteman
Belgium / 2021 / 22 mins / Drama
In French & Flemish with English subtitles
Synopsis:
A Flemish writer goes to the Côte d’Azur for inspiration when he meets a beautiful young man who becomes the subject of his story. As he writes the plot, the world of reality and fiction begin to mix.
I Can’t Forget Him**
Director: Kevin Yiu
Hong Kong / 2022 / 14 mins / Comedy
In Cantonese with English & Chinese subtitles
Synopsis:
A rent-boy goes on vacation to a remote Hong Kong island with his bestie to forget his ex-lover, but the trip turns haywire when he meets a mysterious stranger evoking the legendary poet, Wat Yue from 2000 years ago!
Beautiful Stranger*
Director: Benjamin Belloir
France / 2021 / 26 mins / Dramedy
In French & English with English subtitles
Synopsis:
One night in a hotel room, Romain, an overworked thirty-something, who has just been dumped by his long-term boyfriend, looks for solace on a dating app. He is soon confronted by a devil-may-care operator and obstinate Don Juan.
* Asian Premiere
** World Premiere
Running Time: 103 mins
