Asian Boy Shorts: Forbidden(HKLGFF 2021)

Movie Name: Hidden
Language: Putonghua(Chinese, English Subtitles)
Category: IIB
Duration: 30 Mins
Director: Kuo Hsuan Chi
Cast: -
Story: *Hong Kong Premiere
13-year old Xiao-Wei explores his sexuality via dating apps. He keeps this secret from his best friend Pin-Rui, only to discover that Pin-Rui is carrying a secret of his own.

Movie Name: Sunday
Language: Hindi(English Subtitles)
Category: I
Duration: 10 Mins
Director: Arun Fulara
Cast: -
Story: *Hong Kong Premiere
When the middle-aged Kamble makes his weekly visit to the neighbourhood barber shop, it's not just for a shave. He can't wait to be touched by Jaan, the new barber’s boy he has a crush on.

Movie Name: Forgiveness Day
Language: English, Hakka(In Parts), Putonghua(In Parts)(English Subtitles)
Category: IIA
Duration: 15 Mins
Director: Derek Ho
Cast: -
Story: *Hong Kong Premiere
A personal story about brotherly love and betrayal. Two brothers, Derek & Jeremiah, reunite. But they have taken radically different paths in coming to terms with their sexual identities as gay men.

Movie Name: Handscape
Language: Putonghua(Chinese, English Subtitles)
Category: I
Duration: 19 Mins
Director: Yiru Chen
Cast: -
Story: *Hong Kong Premiere
Seeking his deaf mother's approval, a Shanghainese hard of hearing boy tries to overcome his identity crisis with his devotion to contemporary dance and sign language.

Movie Name: Journey to the Shore
Language: Korean(English Subtitles)
Category: IIA
Duration: 30 Mins
Director: UHM Ha-neul
Cast: -
Story: International Premiere
High school boyfriends Minha and Sangbeom, go on a journey to the shore to celebrate their 100th day anniversary but they are each hiding a secret from the other.