Hong Kong
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Queerpanorama : a deep dive into the offbeat hook-up experiences of a twenty-something queer Hongkonger
Queerpanorama takes a deep dive into the offbeat hook-up experiences of a twenty-something Hongkonger. Directed by Jun Li and featuring the impressive acting debut of Jayden Chung, we follow an unnamed protagonist (Chung) as he flips from hook-up to hook-up in and around Hong Kong. What makes this guy different is that he takes on…
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Queergurus’ pick of MUST SEE MOVIES @ Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Fest
When we saw newsreel footage of enormous lines of people in Hong Kong this week we thought for one fleeting moment that maybe they were buying tickets for the upcoming Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Of course in fact they were waiting to show respect for the Queen by signing…
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Denise Ho: Becoming the Song : the story of a queer HK singing star/political activist
Veteran American filmmaker Sue Williams should be applauded for this fascinating documentary which will introduce the remarkable gay Chinese/Canadian performer and activist Denise Ho to the rest of the world. Ho maybe bigger than Madonna in Hong Kong and China but she is still sadly little known outside of Chinese communities. Now 41 years…
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Twilight’s Kiss : a tender love story between two seemingly unlikely gay men.
For his third feature film award-winning queer Hong Kong filmmaker Ray Yeung has another love story to tell, and as usual with him, its an unexpected heart-touching tale although this time it is between two seemingly unlikely gay men. Set in HK, its the story of a 70-year-old cab driver Pak (Tai-Bo) who is…
