5:58 – 28 September, 2nd Anniversary

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5:58 when para-military police in green army style fatigues and armed with shotguns and semi-automatic rifles advanced on thousands of peaceful HongKongers and without warning opened fire with tear gas and started pointing rifles at those advocating democracy.

5:58 when HongKongers respect and faith in the police disappeared.

5:58 when Beijing exposed the reality behind the facade of one country two systems.

87 canisters, a gift from 689 to those who wish to stop him destroying the city and people he’s supposed to lead.

87 a blunt statement that nepotism, cronyism and corruption are the way of the future and free speech and democracy a thing of the past

Two years have passed, but none forget. We’ll be back!

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What are The Colours of Humanity?

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What are The Colours of Humanity? This is the intriguing question posed by the International Black Box Festival 2016 (ibb2016) which aspires that audiences immerse themselves in different artistic realms to discover the many colours of humanity. Organised by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre the festival runs from 15 October to 20 November and features productions encompassing a wide range of styles each presenting a different approach to the dramatic text.

HK Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Anthony Chan commented, “These six highly anticipated productions are all stylistically unique. We live in an age of complicated emotions and relationships that affect not only the nature of human connection but also our thinking beyond national boundaries. We aim to provide our audience with a wide vista where imagination and creativity roam free among the many facets of our collective, civilized spirit.”

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The curator of ibb2016 Fung Wai Hang explains this year’s focus. “For the inaugural Black Box Festival we chose the theme of ‘body and movement’, while this year we focus on the ‘dramatic text’. In recent years, different approaches to the dramatic text have surfaced. We hope to establish a platform for international exchange, so that our local theatre professionals and enthusiasts can enjoy an enriching encounter with visiting artists through workshops and lectures.”

International Black Box Festival 2016 Programme

La Voix Humaine – Toneelgroep Amsterdam (Netherlands)
15-17 April, 2016 @ HK City Hall, Theatre
During an hour-long performance, a woman is trapped inside a box-like room, holding onto the receiver talking to her ex-lover. For the entire hour, the audience watches her in this emotional roller-coaster ride, becoming de facto “peeping toms”. La voix humaine was written by Jean Cocteau and directed by 2016 Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove. (Note this production took place in April).

Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral – Performer Studio (Hong Kong)
15-23 October @ HKRep Black Box
A classic work by the founding father of Singapore theatre Kuo Pao-kun, this play addresses power politics as well as castration, depicting Zheng He’s seven ocean voyages as well as the eunuch admiral’s physical and psychological challenges. It provides a parable on the pressures of modern life, where people are left with little choice: either self-castration or being castrated by others. Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral was written by Kuo Pao-kun, adapted and directed by Tony Wong.

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The 9 Fridas – Möbius Strip Theatre (Wales, Taiwan, Hong Kong)
27-30 October @ HKRep Black Box
The 9 fridas is a mosaic combining a patchwork of impressions and stories depicting the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), with characters and their stories echoing the real life of Kahlo herself. The 9 fridas was written by Kaite O’Reilly and directed by Phillip Zarrilli, renowned for his psychophysical acting method.

Asagao – Bkyuyugekitai (Japan)
3-6 November @ HKRep Black Box
Asagao was created especially for the International Black Box Festival by Shed Skin playwright Tsukuda Norihiko, who not only wrote the script but also appears in the production. The story takes place after a husband returns after a six-month stint working away from home to discover a deserted house where morning glory vines have overtaken the walls and even the ceiling. Where is his wife? The story crosses time and space incorporating absurdist elements, humour and irony, at the same time; it is tinged with a sense of helplessness. Asagao is directed by Kamiya Shogo.

White Room – White Room Research Collective (Japan, Hong Kong)
10-13 November @ HKRep Black Box
Created and directed by Waguri Yukio, disciple of Butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi and principal dancer of Asbestos-kan, White Room combines butoh and text in expressing the hearts and desire of seven patients. Written and directed by Waguri Yukio.

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Before After – Creative VaQi (South Korea)
17-20 November @ HKRep Black Box
Divided into sections based on time, Before After shows the changes that occur before and after a devastating event. A time before and after is created after a tragic, irreversible event. What experiences do we go through that make us realise that an event has affected ‘our’ lives? What happens as a point in ‘my’ time on stage suddenly meets ‘yours’ space. Before After is a collective work directed by Kyung-sung Lee.

The International Black Box Festival 2016 also includes workshops, talks and a symposium hosted by artists from around the world. Speakers at these events include Theatre du pif’s Artistic Director Bonni Chan, Japanese butoh master Waguri Yukio, Professor Winton Au, Professor Chiu Chui-de, Kaite O’Reilly, Tony Wong, Tsukuda Norihiko and Kyung-sung Lee. For more information on workshops, talks and symposium visit the festival’s website www.hkrep.com/ibb2016.

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International Black Box Festival 2016
Date: 15 October – 20 November, 2016
Venue: HK Rep Black Box Theatre
Tickets: $280 from Urbtix

Hong Kong Look for Second Win in Asian Rugby Sevens Series

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Hong Kong’s men’s Sevens team will look to continue their winning ways in the second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Korea this weekend, after a convincing cup win in the first leg held in Hong Kong earlier this month. Coach Gareth Baber has named a largely unchanged squad with forward Mark Wright coming in for James Cunningham in the only change to the side.

“JC [Cunningham] picked up an injury in the first leg and was out of training for a couple of weeks so we felt he wasn’t just right for this leg. Fortunately we were able to call Mark up. Mark is really combative and likes the contact area. He’s hugely experienced having been in numerous Asian Games and qualifiers and he has huge respect amongst the guys and provides good leadership on the pitch. That experience will be important considering we are away in a very tough pool,” said Baber.

Hong Kong are in the ‘pool of death’ sitting atop group A with hosts South Korea – who will test Hong Kong’s mettle playing in front of their home crowd – Japan and Chinese Taipei. Sri Lanka tops pool B ahead of China, Malaysia and Singapore.

“It’s a tough pool. With the way the seedings work from the first tournament Japan ended up with us and Korea. It will be challenging but for us to get the most we can from this competition we want to play as many tough games as possible. Win or lose we want to be challenged,” Baber said.

Baber knows the team will have targets on their backs after claiming the season’s first silverware: “If we show the same form as we did in Hong Kong, we will be fine. Having won we have laid down the challenge for other teams in terms of our levels and from my experience of the Series the other teams will respond to that.”

Japan have strengthened thier side, after crashing to the plate competition in Hong Kong, bringing rangy back Jamie Henry into the side as well as a new group of untested youngsters as they look to build depth for the 2020 Olympics.

“We have to keep our momentum going from the opening leg. Yes we won but it was only the first tournament and we were at home. It was a good start but we need to keep our heads about us and make sure we do enough to stay a step ahead of everyone else,” Baber concluded.

The men’s Series results will determine the Asian teams participating in the Hong Kong Sevens’ World Rugby Sevens Series qualifiers in 2017, with the top two teams advancing to the 12-team qualifier next April. More importantly this year’s Asian champion will also earn an invite to the World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in Singapore.

Hong Kong Men’s Seven Squad for Korea Sevens:
Max Woodward (Captain), Mark Wright, Michael Coverdale, Christopher Maize, Lee Jones, Cado Lee Ka-To, Ben Rimene, Alex Mcqueen, Tom Mcqueen, Rowan Varty, Ryan Meacheam, Salom Yiu Kam-Shing.

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Hong Kong Women Head to Korea

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After finishing third in the opening Hong Kong leg of the Asia Women’s Sevens Series coach Anna Richards is looking for significant improvement in Korea, but a challenging pool could complicate matters. Hong Kong are drawn in Pool C with Japan, Singapore and Uzbekistan. China top Pool D ahead of Thailand, South Korea and Guam.

For the second leg of the three leg series Richards has stuck with the core of the squad who played in the home leg earlier this month, making just two changes as Melody Li Nim-yan and prodigious finisher Aggie Poon Pak-yan make way for Amelie Seure who will reinforce the forwards and utility back Lindsay Varty.

Poon is out with an injury picked up in the opening tournament with a likely return for the series finale in Sri Lanka next month. Li makes way for Amelie Seure as Richards rotates from the wider squad.

“I need to make sure that we are looking at all of the players and with Aggie out injured Lindsay provides some good backline depth for us. We brought in Amelie to help counter some of the size differential that we saw against some of the bigger teams in Hong Kong. Amelie is a good ball-carrier and we want to see what she can bring this weekend,” said Richards.

“Our goal is to reach the final and give ourselves a shot to win. It will be tough because Japan and China again demonstrated that they are quality sides.” continued Richards who believes that wining the Korean leg is within reach as long as her charges can hold their nerve. “We need to cut down the errors from the first tournament and to make sure that we stay calm and focussed in the pressure games against Japan and China.”

“I thought we played quite well at times in the opening leg. We set up some opportunities against China but we didn’t capitalise on them and we just let in too many easy tries against Japan,” said Richards who continued that Captain Christy Cheng Ka-chi and vice captain Natasha Olson-Thorne have a big role to play in keeping the squad’s composure in the pressure games.

“It’s across the squad really. It’s everyone’s responsibility but we do rely on Christy and Tash to help keep the players in the frame in those pressure matches,” Richards concluded.

Hong Kong Women’s Seven for Korea Sevens (24-25 September):
Cheng Ka-Chi, Christy (captain); Natasha Olson-Thorne (vice Captain); Nam Ka-Man; Candy Cheng Tsz-Ting; Amelie Seure; Sham Wai-Sum; Colleen Tjosvold; Kwong Sau-Yan; Lindsay Varty; Chong Ka-Yan, Adrienne Garvey, Yuen Lok-Yee.

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Artistic Swimmers

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Some of Hong Kong’s Olympic swimming team have appeared in an artistic photo shoot by Rex Tsui to promote swimming, the Victoria Harbour race on 16 October and to raise awareness that to succeed in anything it takes persistence and determination. They might not have won medals, but there are not many people in Hong Kong who can say they represented their country at the Olympic games. Chapeaux!

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Swimmers participating in the photo shoot included Au Hoi-shun Stephanie (歐鎧淳), Kong Man-yi Yvette (江忞懿), Cheng Lily-mei Camille (鄭莉梅), and Sze Hang Yu (施幸余), together they formed HK’s relay team, and Lau Yin-yan Claudia (劉彥恩) and Geoffrey Cheah (謝旻樹) who represented Hong Kong in the women’s backstroke and men’s freestyle, respectively.

Stephanie Au, also known as “Oriental Venus”, who was Hong Kong’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, commented that “I used to sing in the water when I was young. This is my first time to participate in the Harbour Race; I do not have any target but to enjoy the process. I am a bit afraid to swim in the sea but I believe it will be a great one.”

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Harbour Race
Date: 8:30am, 16 October, 2016
Venue: Sam Ka Tsuen pier, Lei Yue Mun to Quarry Bay Park pier
Tickets: Free
More info: www.hkharbourrace.comwww.facebook.com/harbourrace

Pink Season 2016

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Pink Season, one of Asia’s longest running LGBT festivals celebrates openness, acceptance and love in all forms, shapes and sizes. Founded in 2000 by the Pink Alliance, a non-profit organisation that aims to facilitate cooperation and unity in the LGBT community, the festival looks to use a broad programme of events including art, entertainment, sports and adventure to raise awareness and acceptance that an individual’s sexuality doesn’t define them as a person.

Pink Season 2016 runs from the 30 September-5 November, find out more at www.pinkseason.hk. Some of the events in Pink Season 2016 include:

Pink Season Launch Party
Date: 7pm, 30 September, 2016
Venue: Circo Hong Kong
More info: www.facebook.com/events/1760232187522361

Pink Season Bike Ride
Date: 10am, 1 October, 2016
Venue: Tai Wai Rd, Tai Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/312013812469281/

Pink Season – The Art of Brunch
Date: 12pm, 2 October, 2016
Venue:
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More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/865814820221898/

How To Start Your Rainbow Family
Date: 7pm, 5 October, 2016
Venue: Standard Chartered Bank, the Forum Exchange Square Central
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1062810933797362/

Pink Season Urban Race
Date: 10:30am, 8 October, 2016
Venue: Shatin, Hong Kong
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/957582207700965/

Pink Season Family Picnic
Date: 10am, 9 October, 2016
Venue: Chung Hom Kok Beach
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1212247512138983/

Pink Season Variety Show
Date: 8pm, 12 October, 2016
Venue: Boo Bar
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/551570588360998/

Double Junk Party at Floatilla
Date: 9:30am, 16 October, 2016
Venue: Central Pier Number 9
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/768344279935296/

Pink Season Fruits in Suits
Date: 6:30pm, 18 October, 2016
Venue: Tivo
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1122829337791238/

Pink Season Trivia Night
Date: 8pm, 19 October, 2016
Venue: Tivo
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1571349876501423/

Pink Season Camping Weekend
Date: 10:30am, 22 October, 2016
Venue: Starbucks Sai Kung
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/241338359594695/

The Rainbow Connection
Date: 8pm, 25 October, 2016
Venue: The Orange Peel
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1035602976522648/

Pink Season Beer Pong Tournament
Date: 8pm, 26 October, 2016
Venue: Trafalgar
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/230715153991437/

Pink Season Sports Day
Date: 10am, 29 October, 2016
Venue: Li Po Chun United World College
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1770949863148440/

Pink Season Halloween Party
Date: 10pm, 29 October 2016
Venue: FLM Bar
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/305680123126843/

Rocky Horror Open Air Cinema
Date: 7pm, 3 November, 2016
Venue: The Butchers Club, Wong Chuk Hang
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1693209190999770/

Out in the Open Beach Party
Date: 5 November, 2016
Venue: Repulse Bay
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1043691085747464/

HK Cricket: Premier League 2016-17 Preview

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As the 2016-17 Hong Kong Premier League gets underway this weekend, bc, with the help of Hong Kong Cricket Association Director of Cricket Charlie Burke, previews the five teams competing for the prestigious 1-day tournament.

“It’s a cliché I know; however, I genuinely feel this season’s Premier League will be the strongest yet with all five sides capable of beating each other,” Charlie Burke. “The test will be consistency and game plans as we watch with anticipation who will win the 2016-17 Premier League title.”

“It is great to see players such as Giacomo Lamplough, Ehsan Nawaz, Ehsan Khan and Ninad Shah all come through the Premier League structure and have earned a spot on the National squad.”

“The performance of our national team players in this competition is a critical part of their ongoing selection in the national team and a great chance for some guys that have sights set on playing for Hong Kong to push for selection and potentially even contracts,” added Burke.

The league opens with defending champions Little Sai Wan taking on Pakistan Association this Sunday – 9:30am at Tin Kwong Road. While Hong Kong Cricket Club will face Kowloon Cricket Club at home starting at 10am.

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Little Sai Wan Cricket Club
“Defending Champions Little Sai Wan will again be really hard to beat, however the loss of Moner Dar may put pressure on the club’s middle order and responsibility will be handed to the likes of Babar Hayat and new captain Ehsan Khan who has just made his debut for Hong Kong.” – Charlie Burke

“Little Sai Wan are confident to defend our title in the Premier League and will continue to play our own brand of cricket emphasizing on teamwork and commitment towards the club. We have great confidence in our new Captain Ehsan Khan along with vice-captain, Babar Hayat and our coach Ghulam Saqlain to deliver the goods. We look forward to the new season, it will be a challenging one both on and off the field.” – Tony Mehta, DLSWCC President

Squad: Ahmed, Nadeem; Ali, Niaz; Haroon, Arshad; Hayat, Babar; Khan, Anas; Khan, Ehsan (Captain); Khan, Jangzeb; Khan, Waqas; Singh, Amanadeep; Singh, Karandeep; Wasif, Shahid

Kowloon Cricket Club
Kowloon Cricket Club will be disappointed at not winning the competition last season and go into this season’s competition as favorites with a line-up that includes 7 current internationals, former national vice-captain and two other National squad players along with KCC Cricketer of the year from last season in Dan Pascoe.” – Charlie Burke

“KCC are very much looking forward to what should be an extremely competitive Premier League season. I am especially looking forward to watching the development of our Hong Kong National Players in my squad as the push for selection at the highest level. Players to watch are Ninad Shah, Tanveer Ahmed & Chris Carter.” – Ryan Campbell, KCC Cricket Operations Manager

“KCC are again delighted to be part of the 2016-17 Premier League. KCC has a proud tradition of being part of the PL since the inception of the PL. KCC has won the PL on several occasions. We also at KCC have over the years produced national players and as well as national captains. I would like to wish the KCC PL team a successful season and all  you have made us proud.” – Shiroy Vachha, KCC Captain of Cricket

Squad: Ahmed Tanveer; Arif Imran; Atkinson James (Captain); Barkat Waqas; Campbell Ryan; Carter Christopher; Mehmood Adil; Nawaz Ehsan; Pascoe Daniel; Shah Kinchit; Shah Ninad

Hong Kong Cricket Club
Hong Kong Cricket Club have always been really tough to beat up at the gap and I expect the two new faces from the UK in Buckley and Harte to make a big impact along with some young gun from Hong Kong Cricket in Lamplough and Kapur, they also have an exceptional new coach in Craig Wright.” – Charlie Burke

“The 2016-2017 Premier League season is a very important one for HKCC. We have traditionally done very well in this league and after finishing third last season we are extremely intent on restoring order and getting back to winning ways. We have had a very good pre-season with new coach Craig Wright and a few fresh faces in the squad signals our intent on winning the Championship. The competition is stronger than it has ever been before which is a testament to the hard work put in by the Association to continue to develop the game here in Hong Kong.” Courtney Kruger, HKCC Captain

Squad: Buckley Ryan; Chapman Mark; Cutler Tim; Harte Gareth; Jacquier David (wk); Kapur Raag; Khan Nizakat; Kruger Courtney (Captain); Lamplough Giacomo; Mckechnie Scott; Rath Anshuman

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Pakistan Association
Pakistan Association have probably underperformed over the last few seasons and will be without one of Hong Kong Cricket’s biggest stars in Hussain Butt who has decided to allow the youngsters an opportunity. The off season has seen huge improvements in Aizaz Khan who will no doubt bat high up the order as well as his Hong Kong team mate Tanwir Afzal who has just come off winning last season’s cricket of the year award.” – Charlie Burke

“PACC is ready for the highlights in the Premier League and looking forward to do better in the season with all the talented players like Tanwir Afzal the team captain, Daniyal Bukhari who is a talented batsman and very keen to face new ball. Ishtiaq Mohammed who is a hard worker and great planner, and Hamed Khan who is a young talented player with a great future for PACC and the Hong Kong national team.”
– Kabir Hussain, PACC Team Manager

Squad: Afzal Tanwir (Captain); Khan Aizaz; Bukhari Daniyal S; Mohammed Ishtiaq; Ali Skhawat; Khan Mohsan; Singh Manjindar; Abbasi Ali Ahsan; Khan Saqib; Khan Qasim; Khan Hamed

Cricket Hong Kong Independents XI
“The Cricket Hong Kong Independents XI will have a great mix of some exciting or emerging talents as well as some consistent Elite league performers and won’t be any pushed over this season, in fact I expect a few upsets along the way.” – Charlie Burke

Squad: Balal Mohammad (USRC-MCC); Caddy Ashley (KCC); Khan Akbar (SLCC) Khan Mohsin (DLSWCC); Amjad Haseeb (USRC-MCC); Li Ming (HKCA Pioneers); Mohammad Awais (USRC-MCC); Saad Mohammad (Vagabonds); Sikander Zafar (USRC-MCC); Stiller Matt (KCC); Umar Mohammad (USRC-MCC)

Additional reporting and photos: HKcricket

HK Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2016

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The 27th Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) boldly opens and closes with documentaries. As Festival Director Joe Lam puts it “Both documentaries captures the Eastern and Western LGBT community’s family, friends, relationship and discrimination.”

The festival’s opening film is South Korean documentary Weekends, a real life Glee. Gay men’s choir G-Voice write many of their own songs and are apparently the oldest choir in South Korea. Staying true to their own voices though is a challenge in such a conservative society. Director Lee Dong-ha gives an insight into the gay life of South Korea through the on-stage and off-stage stories of the choir members. Director Lee Dong-ha and 2 members from G-Voice will be present on the opening night to meet the audience.

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Closing documentary Kiki is about the vogueing dance fight party subculture of New York that centres around the Kiki Ballroom. It’s a film about individuality and survival and follows the lives of seven people over four years. Filming their rehearsals, performances and personal lives, as they battle against problems such as poverty, homelessness, sickness, discrimination and prejudice.

Opening film ticket stubs are good for free admission and one free drink at the opening party at Maison Eight. Ticket stubs for the closing film audience earn admission and one free drink at the closing party at Koko.

The German/Mongolian production Don’t Look At Me That Way tells the story of a single mother Iva who falls desperately in love with her new neighbour, Heidi. Things get complicated when Heidi is attracted to Iva’s father instead. Actor and Director Uisenma Borchu will be attending the screening to meet the audience.

In the French production Summertime, it’s 1971 and Delphine a farmer’s daughter moves to Paris to break free from her family. There she meets feminist activist Carol and falls passionately in love, but when Delphine’s father suffers a stroke back home, she has to make a choice between her lover and her love for her land…

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Apart from our opening and closing documentary, there are several other documentaries at HKLGFF. Chemsex exposes the dark side of modern gay London – a world of intravenous drug use and weekend-long sex parties. While society looks the other way, men struggle to make it out of ‘the scene’ alive aided by one health worker who has made it his mission to save them.

A joint Netherlands/Chinese production Inside The Chinese Closet documents the lives of gays and lesbians in China, who often have to live a double life in order to please their parents and conform with archaic attitudes to sexuality that still exist there.

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Asian LGBT Films
Loev about the lives and feelings of the three Indian men of different social status is a rarity because in India homosexuality is still illegal. Sudhanshu Saria’s directorial debut was made in secret with the post-production taking place overseas.

Thailand however has a mature and well-developed LGBT film culture. Love Next Door 2 is a sex comedy about love, friendship and sex; while another Thai film at the festival Fathers discuss a more serious issue, the struggles and dilemmas a gay couple face when they decide to adopt a child.

Hong Kong director Scud’s fine body of work includes City Without Baseball (2008) and Amphetamine (2010) which have earned him a lot of respect in the local LGBT community. Scud’s latest work Utopians is about the fascination a dreamy boy has for his charismatic teacher. The HKLGFF will be screening the Director’s Cut.

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2016 HKLGFF tickets are now on sale.

HK Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2016
Date: 17 September – 2 October, 2016
Venue: Palace ifc ($110), The ONE ($95) & Broadway Cinematheque ($85)
Tickets: $110, $95, $85
More info: www.hklgff.hk