Wicked Queer 42

Old Endings, New Beginnings

Queer Asian Stories

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Sun, Apr 05 @ 2:00 pm

Brattle Theater

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This film is presented in with English subtitles.

As painful as some chapters are to close, another inevitably waits to unfold. In the fragile space before and during an ending, one can feel suspended or stuck, unsure of what comes next. Even in the ashes, these films suggest that within every ending lies the possibility of a new beginning.

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Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites

CONTENT WARNING:

Chheangkea

19 min

Central Khmer

Cambodia, France, United States

During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.

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Last Day of Us

CONTENT WARNING:

Shiao-ya (Maggie) Huang

8 min

Korean, Spanish

South Korea

A young woman returns from international study to find a tape recording from a former girlfriend which arouses warm and bittersweet memories and emotions.

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Derya

CONTENT WARNING:

Jingjing Huang

21 min

Mandarin Chinese, Uyghur

United States

On a hot summer day, 16-year-old Uyghur girl Derya learns that her former dance teacher and lover, Janan, has returned to their hometown of Kashgar. Separated by silence and time, they are reunited—only for Derya to discover that Janan has come back with a huge secret…

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The Left Behind

CONTENT WARNING: Homophobia, Bullying

Tiankuo Men

13 min

Mandarin Chinese

China

Two boys who stay behind at school during the holidays are forced into silence by violence. Amid this oppressive quiet, a moment of intimacy sparked by a simple haircut quietly tears open the hidden and restrained emotions between them.

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The Witch of Vihar Lake

CONTENT WARNING: Transphobia, Domestic Violence, Bullying

Joey Kaushik

17 min

Marathi

India

Mitthu, a timid young boy and his teenage sister Ishita live in a village close to Vihar Lake, where stories of a terrifying witch prevail. The village locals don’t dare go close to the forest or the haunted lake. Mystery and magic surround the siblings as they grapple with their parents’ ignorance and anger. We follow a bewitched Ishita and Mitthu in their coming-of-age journey as the threat of the witch looms over their lives.

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baby fat

CONTENT WARNING:

Iris Kim

14 min

English, Korean

Canada

Kitty, a disillusioned twenty-something searching for meaning amidst societal pressures and personal insecurities, must navigate an existential crisis after her best friend reveals she’s skipping town to chase her dreams.

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