The Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival kicks off last Friday with two films: 'Man at Bath,' from French director Christophe Honoré about two men in a troubled and violent relationship, and 'The Kids Are All Right,' an American comedy-drama starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a lesbian couple whose suburban-California lives are turned upside when their two teenage children locate their sperm-donor father.
The festival, which runs until Dec. 1, is screening about 50 features and shorts from filmmakers around the world.
Festival director Joe Lam says he is hoping to reach beyond the gay community and draw straight audiences as well. 'I think it sends a very important message' he says.
Other films in the festival include Japanese director Daishi Matsunaga's 'Pyuupiru 2001-2008.' The documentary follows seven years in the life of transgender artist Pyuupiru, whose struggles are chronicled through his performance art, lively fashion creations, and relationships with his family and boyfriend. 'The ending is quite touching,' Mr. Lam says.
'Queer China, 'Comrade' China' details issues facing the modern gay community on the mainland, while the short film 'New Beijing, New Marriage' documents the mock same-sex marriage ceremony on Valentine's Day last year.
And a trio of shorts look at modern gay life in India─including the documentary 'Engayging Lives,' which focuses on four men detailing their personal stories in the country since an Indian court last year struck down a law that criminalized homosexuality.
HKLGFF《爱•很远》上周五,香港同性恋电影节拉开了序幕。开幕放映的两部影片是《爱•很远》(Man at Bath)和《非单亲关系》(The Kids Are All Right),前者由法国导演克里斯托弗•奥努(Christophe Honoré)执导,讲的是两个男人之间一场混乱狂暴的感情纠葛,后者则是一部美国喜剧片,安妮特•贝宁(Annette Bening)和朱莉安•摩尔(Julianne Moore)在片中饰演一对生活在加利福尼亚郊区的女同性恋伴侣:她们通过人工授精育有两个十几岁的孩子,两个孩子却找到了自己的父亲,也就是当初捐赠精子的那个人,她们的生活由此天翻地覆。