International Queer Shorts: Bitter Sweet Symphony (HKLGFF 2025)

The selection of Queer short films, "Bitter Sweet Symphony," presents the adversities and warmth experienced by queer individuals in both society and personal growth, weaving together a symphony of life filled with both joy and sorrow.

Runtime 90 mins, Post-screening Sharing#, Director and Actor in attendance for post-screening sharing

ABRAHAM
Director: Elnaz GHADERPOUR, Reza GAMINI
Iran / 2024 / 13 mins
Hong Kong Premiere
A trans teen is murdered in a village whose deeply religious father is the main suspect.

PIETRA
Director: Cynthia LEVITAN
Spain, Portugal, Poland, Brazil, Lithuania / 2024 / 13 mins
Hong Kong Premiere
In a traditional Portuguese neighborhood, a fragile flower symbolizes quiet, rebellious love.

JUST KIM
Director: Javier PRIETO DE PAULA, Diego HERRERO
Spain / 2024 / 20 mins
Hong Kong Premiere
Rose Kim is a closeted trans teen, afraid to live openly while undocumented and caring for Camila, the baby who means everything to them.

SWEET TALKIN’ GUY
Director: Dylan WARDWEL, Spencer WADWELL
United States of America / 2025 / 5 mins
Asian Premiere
A trans woman goes on three dates with straight men. Each man ends up nervously questioning his own identity—right in front of the woman he's attracted to.

WRONG BATHROOM
Director: Ragini BHASIN
United States of America / 2023 / 9 mins
Asian Premiere
A trans boy faces peer pressure after using the men’s restroom for the first time.

LIMINALITY
Director: Tess BLIVEN
United States of America / 2025 / 14 mins
Asian Premiere
In the summer of 2004, a queer teen couple in Berkeley grappled with the complexities of gender identity in their first love.

REJOYCE!
Director: David LEDGER
United Kingdom / 2024 / 15 mins
Director in Attendance, Asian Premiere
After her husband’s death, a vicar’s wife rediscovers an erotic novel she wrote in her youth, reigniting buried desires.

#14/9/2025 SUN 12:00pm Broadway Cinematheque
24/9/2025 WED 7:50pm Broadway Cinematheque