Wicked Queer 39

US PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

Queer Asian Stories

This is a Life

Saturday

Apr 8

@

4:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 39

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Queer Asian Stories

This is a Life

Saturday

,

Apr 8

@

4:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 39

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

Queer Asian Stories

This is a Life

Saturday

Apr 8

@

4:00 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

With 
 in person.
Director
Year
Run Time
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
This film is presented in
with English subtitles.
This year, we want to embrace and celebrate the diverse journeys that Queer and Asian individuals embark on no matter where they are in life. From young adults discovering themselves to seniors reflecting on their past, each story in our shorts program offers a unique perspective on the current realities and future dreams Queer Asians have all around the world.
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with

Presented with...

Program includes...

This short film program includes the following films:

SAFAR (JOURNEY)

6
min 
Content warning:
It's a story of two souls who want to live happily ever after and want to blend in with the crowd.
DIRECTOR
Kapil Joshi
COUNTRY
Inda
LANGUAGE
Hindi

After Sunset, Dawn Arrives

17
min 
Content warning:
In the early 2000s, old China Town, Los Angeles, when introverted and unsociable sixty-five-year-old Chinese man, Wan falls in love with a man who is nearly 30 years younger than him, Wan struggles to embrace his homosexual identity which he has been suppressed for his entire life and simultaneously confronts his guilt towards his long deceased Chinese wife.
DIRECTOR
Andy Yi Li
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

Baby Trans

12
min 
Content warning:
RACIAL SLUR, RECOUNTING DEATH AND DRUG USE
Paradoxe offers a portrait of Laure, a gentle but intense soul. As she begins feminizing hormone therapy, Laure learns to tame the bodily, emotional and identity changes she’s experiencing.
DIRECTOR
Aimé Majeau Beauchamp
COUNTRY
Canada
LANGUAGE
French

Tank Fairy

10
min 
Content warning:
TRANSPHOBIA
In Taiwan, "song wa si de" are workers who routinely supply gas tanks to street vendors and old residential buildings. The magical Tank Fairy delivers her tanks unlike any other - with sass, stilettos and a healthy helping of glitter. Her arrival upends the life of Jojo, a lonely ten-year-old who dreams of dancing and drag. Outcast by classmates and misunderstood by his stern, single mom, Jojo is inspired to live out loud by his fierce, propane-toting fairy godmother. TANK FAIRY is a musical extravaganza that encourages us all to embrace our authentic selves.
DIRECTOR
Erich Rettstadt 雷利
COUNTRY
LANGUAGE

Butch Up!

12
min 
Content warning:
“Stop being miserable.” After hearing her ex’s last words to her, Mi-hae, a lead singer of an independent band, cannot get herself to sing the band’s most popular song, Oppa’s Girl.
DIRECTOR
Yu-Jin Lee
COUNTRY
South Korea
LANGUAGE
Korean

Future Flowers

10
min 
Content warning:
A sham-married queer woman and queer man live together but have entirely separate lives. Yet, their schedules are linked by a propagandistic program that nudges them toward a single goal.
DIRECTOR
Hao Zhou
COUNTRY
China
LANGUAGE
Chinese

Play House

26
min 
Content warning:
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Xiao Lin and Chuan Yu are lesbian lovers who work in soft porn industries. One day a man hired them to act as his wife and daughter. However, the relationship among them gradually grew tense.
DIRECTOR
Xinyi Cao
COUNTRY
Chian
LANGUAGE
Mandarin

Write here

15
min 
Content warning:
An aging gay man in mid-stage alzheimer's struggles to hold onto his identity and onto the memory of his one true love.
DIRECTOR
Jake Muñoz Consing
COUNTRY
Philippines
LANGUAGE
Tagalog