Short Form
Vampiric schoolgirls, crocodilian men, and spectral lovers populate this eerie programme, in which myths, the supernatural, and alternative universes spark the queer imagination. Blurring boundaries between reality and fantasy, the filmmakers delve into weird and wonderful experiences that ignite the possibility of change: personal, political, and philosophical. To be queer is, literally, to be strange or odd, which here serves as a means of challenging cultural understandings of gender and sexuality. Through blood, fish scales, and sexy copies of Hegel’s oeuvre, the films in this collection make otherworldliness a point of pride.
Total Running Time: 84 min
Chomp It!
Two crocodilian men go to a swimming pool to cool off. One of them is seemingly of a different and special kind; the other is unable to control his desire.
Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen | Singapore | 2023 | 12min
Still Life
Following a car accident, three friends find themselves in a limbo between life and death, but only one of them will return to life on Earth.
Sarah Kim | US | 2023 | 15min
Mom, if I were a Vampire
Wen, an insecure teenage girl, dislikes her disapproving mother, and vows to be nothing like her. After meeting a cool girl with a couldn’t-give-a-damn attitude, Wen becomes infatuated and follows her down a rabbit hole.
Deborah Devyn Chuang | Taiwan | 2022 | 17min
Wegen Hegel
Philosophy student Ping has recently moved to Germany when he is caught in a Covid lockdown. Through online dating he meets Max, who invites him on a ‘socially-distanced hookup’. But just as things are about to get spicy, a certain philosophy book ruins their plans.
Popo Fan | Germany | 2023 | 13min
Fish Boy
Fish Boy is a lyrical meditation on faith, love, and polyamory, explored through the eyes of an Asian American teenager. When 16-year-old Patrick is forced to choose between his love for God and his fluid sexuality, his self-discovery manifests itself in his skin.
Christopher Yip | Canada | 2023 | 11min
Their Universe
Jun, who passed away in an accident a year ago, returns to Earth as a ghost to say goodbye to his lover, Hyun, while his parents mourn their son’s passing.
Han Jeong-gil | South Korea | 2023 | 16min
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