“Circle of Life” is a selection of lesbian short films capturing the joys and struggles of self-discovery, growth, separation, and death across ages, weaving a cycle of life that reflects the life journey of lesbian couples.
Run time: 114 mins
Schedules
13/9/2025 (Sat) 12:35pm – PREMIERE ELEMENTS
21/9/2025 (Sun) 12:45pm – Broadway CINEMATHEQUE
How A River Is Born
Director : LUMA FLÔRES
Brazil | 2025 | 9 mins
* Asian Premiere
Synopsis
Ayla wakes in the mountains. Exploring the river and forest, she uncovers the world and herself.
Glimpse
Director : AXEL GONZÁLEZ
Mexico | 2025 | 13 mins
* Asian Premiere
Synopsis
Sofía and Laura have always been inseparable — just best friends. But everything shifts the night they rehearse Laura’s first kiss. From that moment on, they begin to question whether what they’ve felt all along was something more than friendship.
Two Travelling Aunties
Director : CHRISTINE SEOW
United Kingdom, Singapore | 2025 | 22 mins
* Director will greet the audience
* Hong Kong Premiere
Synopsis
Two spirited seniors ditch conventional living for van life, embracing adventure and the joy of living on their own terms.
I Stole Your Ashes
Director : FELIPE OLAYA MEZA
Colombia | 2024 | 23 mins
* Hong Kong Premiere
Synopsis
Isabel has become a widow at 65. After stealing the urn of ashes, Isabel takes refuge in a park to say goodbye to the love of her life, her wife, while remembering their story and reflecting on love and loss. Based on the presumption of heterosexuality, this story is a mirror. What prevents us from empathizing with those who love differently?
Farewell, Saranghae, Farewell
Director : HONG SUNHYE
Japan | 2024 | 26 mins
* Hong Kong Premiere
Synopsis
Hitomi and Naho are in love. When Naho leaves for Korea to chase her K-pop dream, Hitomi struggles with the loss.
U For Usha
Director : ROHAN KANAWADE
India | 2019 | 22 mins
Synopsis
Usha, a single mother who works as a farm labourer in rural India, feels drawn to a female teacher of a local primary school in the ways she never knew possible.
