These are ten short films you shouldn’t miss at the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival which will take place from September 8 – 23, 2023 in Hong Kong.

As I Lay Still by Fitch Jean – Canada | 2023 – 14 minutes
A Black veteran is sent home after being injured in combat, while her friends and significant other are still overseas fighting. As she receives news that some of her friends have died, she is holding on to hope that her lover returns safely. (HKLGFF 2023)

Catch A Star If You Can by Tanya Liu Choi Ying – Hong Kong | 2023 – 33 minutes
Two swimming team members decide to escape their training camp for one night to watch the Leonid meteor shower. But the road trip is full of surprises bringing them more than the twinkling stars above. (HKLGFF 2023)

Coming Out With the Help of a Time Machine by Naman Gupta – USA | 2021 – 15 minutes
Sid plans to come out to his conservative, community-oriented parents. If anything should go wrong, he has the power of time travel on his side-and he’ll do anything to emerge from this encounter unscathed. (HKLGFF 2023)

Dam by Noreen Erkardas – Germany | 2023 – 28 minutes
20-year-old photographer, Lou, suffers from an anxious avoidant personality disorder. Deep-seated fears and self-doubt accompany her 24/7. In order to break free, Lou needs to end the close relationship with her friend Mina and stand up for herself. (HKLGFF 2023)

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Dildo by Jake Muñoz Consing – Philippines | 2022 – 1 minute
A teenage boy discovers he can use his face massager for… well…his… (HKLGFF 2023)

Foreign Uncle by Sining Xiang – China, USA | 2022 – 20 minutes
Sining brings his American boyfriend, Patrick, back to China to visit his family. After Sining inadvertently comes out to them, everyone’s attitude towards Patrick goes south – except for Sining’s 7-year-old nephew, Naonao. (HKLGFF 2023)

Former Best Friend by Feicien Feng – Hong Kong | 2022 – 26 minutes
Former best friends parted unhappily after a one-night kiss. Years later, one of them returns to their hometown to seek the other. They meet again but will they be able to rectify their friendship and continue where they left off? (HKLGFF 2023)

Scorpion Grass by Jamie Chi – Hong Kong | 2023 – 17 minutes
A chance encounter between Yan Yan, a local lesbian and Rosario, a migrant from the Philippines, brings back memories of a romance which Rosario has buried for many years. (HKLGFF 2023)

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Solid by Iwasa Hiroki – Japan | 2021 – 14 minutes
A man with an injured finger visits the protagonist’s apartment for the first time. The two men start having sex but gets interrupted in the middle of the act. (HKLGFF 2023)

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The Third Solar Term by Zhanfei Song – China | 2021 – 20 minutes
Qizhe returns home to spend spring break with his mother but after meeting a man he originally met online, he is conflicted between living true to himself and pretending to be the perfect son. (HKLGFF 2023)

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