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SUMMARY:Old Endings\, New Beginnings: Queer Asian Stories
DESCRIPTION:Program:\nGrandma Nai Who Played Favorites\nChheangkea • 19 min • Cambodia\, France\, United States • Central Khmer w/English subtitles\nDuring 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. \nLast Day of Us\nShiao-ya (Maggie) Huang • 8 min • South Korea\, Republic of China (Taiwan)\, Singapore • Korean\, Spanish w/English subtitles\nReturning to sell her old family home\, a Korean Guatemalan immigrant confronts buried memories and lingering emotions\, ultimately finding closure within its familiar walls \nFarewell\, Saranghae\, Farewell\nSunhye Hong • 27 min • South Korea\, Japan • Japanese w/English subtitles\nNaho and Hitomi are a high school girl couple living in a rural town in Japan. Naho wants to be a K-POP idol in Korea\, and Hitomi supports her devotedly despite never believing such a dream to be a reality. When Naho passes one of the auditions for being Kpop Idol\, Hitomi decides to collect empty plastic bottles to take unexpected action. \nThe Left Behind\nTiankuo Men • 13 min • China • Mandarin Chinese w/English subtitles\nTwo 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. \nThe Witch of Vihar Lake\nJoey Kaushik • 17 min • India • Marathi w/English subtitles\nMitthu\, 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. \nbaby fat\nIris Kim • 14 min • Canada • English/Korean\nKitty\, 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.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/old-endings-new-beginnings-queer-asian-stories/
LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movies & Museums
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