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Festival 2025
Bara
Japan, 2024

Pay What You CanShort Form
Directed by
Chavo
Running time
20 mins
Pay What You CanShort Form

In a rural Japanese town, a cinema specialising in gay adult films becomes a refuge for queer individuals. A drag queen and a closeted man cross paths, questioning their diverging paths in life and their place in society.


Tickets


10 May 2025, 2:00 PM
ESEA Community Centre 
Director Bio



Born in Kitakyushu, Japan, Chavo began filmmaking in 2023 after working as a photographer and manga artist. His debut short Hikotto Land March (2023) won awards in Japan and the U.S. His films DingDongDitch (2024) and BARA (2024) have screened at international festivals, including San Francisco IndieFest.

Programme Information



Screening as part of Here, There, or Somewhere Else.