APQFFA Shorts(HKLGFF 2017)
1. Where to Go?
Language: Putonghua(Chinese, English Subtitle)
Category: I
Duration: 19 min
Director: Ruei Chung
Story: Since the first day Mitchell and Miles have been together, building up a relationship is like learning a new language and practicing the grammar of love to make them communicate and understand each other. A free trip to exotic places arouses their imagination and passion. The disputes and pressure from daily life, however, have worn them out. They start to question if they want to take vacation together. The lover’s language has lost its charm and meaning.

2. Transindia
Language: Indian Dialect(English Subtitle)
Category: IIA
Duration: 31 min
Director: Meera Darji
Story: Transindia is a moving documentary exploring the Transgender community also known as Hijras, in Ahmedabad, India. From being criminalised in 1871 to marginalised in the current society, Transindia takes you on a journey of their true lifestyles.

3. After Erection
* World Premiere
Director: Leung Man Kei Maggie
Duration: 20 min
Language: Cantonese(Chinese and English Subtitles)
Story: Alan and Ben clicked right away at their first encounter. They leave to look for an hourly hotel to have sex but with it being Saturday night, those hotels are busy. As the two looked for hotels and flirted with each other, they wandered around streets and alleys in Hong Kong. From thinking about lust to talking about love, they grew to know each other more, which begs the question: does it really matter to have sex or not at this moment?

4. Losing Sight of a Longed Place
* World Premiere
Director: Shek Ka Chun, Wong Chun Long, Wong Tsz Ying
Duration: 8 min
Language: Cantonese(Chinese and English Subtitles)
Category: IIA
Story: Adam Wan, a homosexual young man who grows up in Hong Kong, tries hard to fight for rights of LGBT community, found difficulties when achieving such a goal, including conflicts with his father. He felt frustrated with his surroundings, thinking about how things ended up in current societal situation. He began to re-examine the society he lives in, his family, Himself.

5. Unconditional Love
Language: Burmese(English Subtitles)
Category: IIA
Duration: 22 min
Director: Khaing Htun
Story: Unconditional Love is a window into the life of Myanmar’s mostly hidden Lesbian community. It tells the story of a tomboy and her lover and their story of how they meet and the struggles they encounter from their families and relatives.
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16-09-2017
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