When author Qiu Miaojin died in 1995 at the age of 26, the LGBTQ movement as we know it now was still a vague shimmer on the horizon, but has already lost one of its most prolific and creative minds. Thanks to her works such as “Notes of a Crocodile” and “Last Words from Montmartre” her words are not forgotten and her heroes as well as their thoughts are still being discovered by many readers all over the world, who will hear a voice who was not afraid to talk about gender identity and that realized this issue would be one of the most important topics in the near future. Using her own experience as a lesbian living in Taiwan and later on in the streets of Paris, Miaojin became a role model for many people who still struggled to find their identity within a society still defined by certain stereotypes considering sexuality and gender.
- 10/29/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is to be the first major cultural event to react to the ongoing Hong Kong political protests. It will put on a program showcasing recent films that chronicle the city’s biggest social upheaval.
Ordinary Heroes: Made in Hong Kong will showcase 24 features, documentaries and short films. These include the world premiere of James Leong and Lynn Lee’s “If We Burn,” a documentary feature on the seven-month long protests that were sparked by the now-withdrawn extradition bill in June 2019. Alan Lau’s feature-length film debut “The Cube Phantom,” an experimental dance film about Hong Kong people’s struggle for freedom and democracy, is another highlight.
The section also features international premiere of “Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down,” a collection of shorts about Hong Kong life by Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly, and Evans Chan’s “We Have Boots”, said to...
Ordinary Heroes: Made in Hong Kong will showcase 24 features, documentaries and short films. These include the world premiere of James Leong and Lynn Lee’s “If We Burn,” a documentary feature on the seven-month long protests that were sparked by the now-withdrawn extradition bill in June 2019. Alan Lau’s feature-length film debut “The Cube Phantom,” an experimental dance film about Hong Kong people’s struggle for freedom and democracy, is another highlight.
The section also features international premiere of “Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down,” a collection of shorts about Hong Kong life by Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly, and Evans Chan’s “We Have Boots”, said to...
- 1/3/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
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