STUDENT SHORTS IN COMPETITION

Anna lives in a world where there are a few famous lesbian women, where God always listens to you, where beer treats beestings, and love is unavoidable.

Thirteen-year-old Xiao-Wei tries to hide his gay identity. He can only experience his gay lifestyle from gay dating apps. Xiao-Wei feels distanced from his straight friends, even with his best friend, Pin-Rui. Late at night, his online friend, Kevin, is the only one he can talk to. When Xiao-Wei finds out that Pin-Rui tries to hide the secret between he and his girlfriend, he can’t help but wonder about his own sexual curiosity and the perplexity of growing up.

During a short spring break after The Third Solar Term (惊蛰 jīngzhé), Qizhe returns home to visit his mother. After meeting a man from the internet, he began to lose control of his double life. One that was living true to himself and the other, pretending to be the perfect son.

Two strangers, Gio and Miguel, sparks a connection after meeting randomly in front of the church. Gio invites Miguel for lunch as the conversation starting to create curiosity for both of them. When Gio enjoys the company of Miguel, he dives into the profundity of his being. The two find themselves as an escape to the person who they are and who they want to become which will ultimately take them to a different direction of their fate.

Two gay, immigrant men set out to reconcile their issues while roaming around the dark streets of Lisbon. While reminiscing their time together, they think back to an awkward encounter regarding confrontation of their sexuality at a Fado bar.

Ashok, a dutifully married but closeted gay man in Mumbai, is confronted by the duality of his life when he is forced to have a second child and move back to his village.

At a banquet hall in Israel, at the height of a war, Adam Weizmann’s bar mitzvah party turns into a glorious catastrophe. On the cusp of manhood-and on the verge of a nervous breakdown-Adam takes a crucial step toward coming to terms with his sexuality.

Transgender stand-up comedian Lady Lin has been using her identity as the punchline in performances to acquire attention, yet she is discontented with her approach. One day, her estranged older brother shows up, informing her of their mother’s recent death.