As a gay director, I want to reveal those parts of gay life that very few people know about:
I want to show the ordinary aspects of gay life.
— Kit Hung, Director (Hong Kong) / “Soundless Wind Chime”, “I Am Not What You Want”, “Buffering…”
The film I’ll show today is about my life: it’s a recording of my life story.
— Kenneth Cheung Kam-Hung (Hong Kong) / “Kenfil’s Positive Life“
“Spider Lilies” tells a story of harmony and remedy – the film speaks on how to heal an emotional rupture and how to make up for a loss of memories.
— Zero Chou, Director (Taiwan) / “Drifting Flowers”, “Spider Lilies”, “Splendid Float”, “Corners”
As artists, filmmakers, we have to keep on exploring queer issues and hopefully we can raise more awareness.
— David Chow, Director (Hong Kong) / “Space of Desire”
I won’t deliberately shy away from certain scenes because they’re considered taboo. To me, all parts of the human body are equally common.
— Kevin Shen, Director (Shanghai) / “Fire in Silence”, “Off Rose Blooming”
You’re like a novelist: every time you masturbate at night, you think up a whole new wonderful novel.
— Li Ning, Director (Shandong) / “Untitled-3”, “Land Forms”
Before filming “Spider Lilies”, Rainie Yang and Isabella Leong didn’t have any lesbian sexual experience, so I engaged a drama coach to teach them how to act it out.
— Zero Chou, Director (Taiwan) / “Drifting Flowers”, “Spider Lilies”, “Splendid Float”, “Corners”
They’re creators of beautiful love stories, they’re activists advocating for diversity, they’re filmmakers of flesh, blood and balls. In this episode, Queer Comrades revisits the delicious films shown at the Beijing Queer Film Festival and introduces you to the directors responsible for all the on-screen beauty: stay tuned!
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