ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival Daily Activities【Ended】

06/20/2015 Saturday

 

Queer Comrades Presents…

Screening of short film Magic, followed by filmmaking workshop.

(The workshop will be in Chinese; Pre-registration required at shpride.com/films)

 

Magic 2015 Director: Michael Liu

One of the first films focusing on trans communities in Northeast China, Magic is a moving film emitting a powerful challenge to societal views on sex and gender.

 

Queer University Filmmaking Workshop

 

Basic Ideas in Image Creation Workshop: Everyone deserves to be loved, if you have heard of his or her story. Stories are the best way to eliminate prejudice and barriers among people, while the protagonist would be the perfect storyteller – it avoids ethical dilemmas and fully exemplifies the subjectivity of the creator. Out of these concerns, we hope the workshop can help those who are interested in filmmaking to master the basic ideas of independent creation. If you are interested in creating you own films of story, please join the workshop and discuss what images have to say.

 

Venue: Huangpu Auditorium, Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai, 1288 Lujiazui Ring Road

Time: 14:00 – 18:00

 

 

06/21/2015 Sunday

 

Closing Night: In the Turn

 

Shorts III, Screening of Plastic and In the Turn, followed by the ShanghaiPRIDE film festival Closing Party

 

Shorts III Synopses:

 

Haoqi&Shin 2015 Director: Yalin Zhao & Wanfang Jiang

Haoqi, coming from mainland China is in relationship with Shin, who is from Hong Kong. They comfort and warm each other. This lesbian’s story is all about love.

 

Genesis 2015 Director: Dessislava Pirinclieva

Diary of queer performance by Dessislava Pirinclieva.

 

A City of Two Tales 2015 Director: Tony Zhiyang Lin

In Hong Kong –a metropolis divided by social classes –two strikingly different old gay men discussed their experiences with their past, present and future.

 

Short Film Plastic：

 

Stella Wanshu Deng

Plastic Director: Stella Wanshu Deng

Trapped in her own skin, August the supermodel decided to confront her other half who she loves and hates.

 

In the Turn

Director: Erica Tremblay

Country & Year: USA, 2014

English with Chinese Subtitles

In The Turn tells the story of the Vagine Regime, a collective of queer female roller
derby enthusiasts whose passion for sport and ferocious sisterhood has empowered
and inspired women and girls around the globe. The film follows several of their core members as they embark on new life journeys. One proposes to her long time girlfriend, another completes her journey to becoming a woman. At the heart of the story is a nine- year-old trans girl, who after years of bullying is inspired by the Vagine Regime to take
up roller derby and regains her confidence and identity. As mothers, sisters, teachers and friends, they create a space through sport which is for all in a world which has so often given them none.

 

Closing Night Party

 

DJ FanBoy and DJ Michael Cignarale will be playing some lovely disco-house/ classic house beats at the party following the screening. A free flow deal for 250RMB will be offered from 10pm till 1am at the bar, which includes: house wine (red/white/sparkling), draft beer, and non- alcoholic drinks.

 

Venue: Bubbly Nation, 537 Haifang Road, Jing’an District (near Xikang Road)

Time: 17:30 – 23:00