ASIA PACIFIC QUEER FILM FESTIVAL ALLIANCE SHORTS

1. Lady Eva
Director: Hamer Wilson, Wong-Kalu
Tonga and USA/2017/11 mins
In Tongan and English with English subtitles

A brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga – with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.

2. About Wedding
Director: Park In-Hee
South Korea/2017/24 mins
In Korean with English subtitles

30-year-old Eun-ho goes to Gold Mary Wedding Studio to help her friend Ye-jin with her wedding photo shoot. Seeing Ye-jin’s fancy gowns and her rich fiancé, Eun-ho cannot help but think about her relationship with her penniless boyfriend. But the engagement between Ye-jin and her fiance is not what it seems.

3. It’s Easier to Raise Cattle
Director: Amanda Nell Eu
Malaysia/2017/18 mins
In Malay with English subtitles

Two teenage outcasts form an uncanny friendship in their remote village. As one discovers the other’s dark secrets, she observes the changes in her new friend to the point of violence, monstrosity and affection

4. Sunken Plum
Director: Roberto F. Canuto, Xu Xiaoxi
China, Spain / 2017 / 20 mins
In Mandarin, Sichuan Dialect with Chinese and English Subtitles

Working at a nightclub in Chengdu, a transgender Chinese woman receives an unexpected visit from her cousin, informing her that the mother she has brushed aside, has died. As the only “son”, she feels obligated to return to her birthplace for the sake of her family, even though she’ll have to hide her true self from those that once shared her past.”

5. Uninvited
Director: Seung Yeob Lee
South Korea/2017/20mins
In Korean with English subtitles

Jungho’s mom comes up to Seoul and visits Jungho’s place all of a sudden, which makes Jungho uncomfortable due to some situation that Jungho’s mom didn’t realize.