In the week that Taiwan’s hight urt ma history by approvg same-sex marriage, we look back at five films wh lbian, gay or bisexual them
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TAIWAN GAY FILM
31 tl for Taiwan Gay Film: Blue Gate Crossg, 5 Lsons Happs: Ltle Man, 5 Lsons Happs: Baby Maybe, Your Voice, My Heart, Yandai Byway No.10, Dear Tenant, Your Name Engraved Here, Artemisia, Taiwan Equals Love and Days" name="scriptn * taiwanese queer films *
Set agast the uncertaty of Taiwan’s transn om dictatorship to mocracy, this landmark film als wh important ntemporary issu such as ternalized homophobia and fay rejectn, makg not only a powerful drama but also a highly signifint retrospective on Taiwan’s ls clive past. Deadbeat Alex ns away to Taiwan, leavg personal problems and a pregnant girliend the Philipp, and meets Jerry, an Atayal medil stunt who fears his parents will reject him bee he was gay. In addn to featurg some geo shots of southern Yilan County, the film stands out for s sensive handlg of homosexualy digeno muni, an unrreprented subject Taiwane queer movi.
Heartbreakgly ank, director Huang Hui-chen expos the srs of a lifetime of shame and homophobia this eply personal documentary about her and her lbian mother, A-nu, who is also a Taoist prits. Where Your Name Engraved Here dramatiz taboo homosexualy to a story of love agast the odds, Small Talk sticks unflchgly to s bter tth. A tense fay melodrama, Dear Tennant div to issu faced by queer fai as well as homophobia and genr rol tradnal Taiwane fai.
We Are Gay Taiwane Movie - 2017 23. Gay Movie S. Gay Short Film 115 tl.