International Boy Shorts with special guest Fan Popo (HKLGFF 2019)

The Goethe-Institut is pleased to be a partner in the 30th Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2019 and to invite Berlin-based filmmaker Fan Popo to present his latest short film "Beer! Beer!" in Hong Kong at the International Boy Shorts session.

1. Stigma
Director: David Velduque
Spain / 2018 / 14 mins / Drama
In Spanish with English Subtitles

It’s Friday night the bell rings and Alex opens the door to the worst of his fears.

2. Clothes and Blow
Director: Sam Peter Jackson
UK / 2018 / 23 mins / Comedy
In English

For voice-over artist Daniel life in London is one long autopilot ride of demanding client calls and awkward Grindr meets. But when his mother decides to visit from the US unexpectedly he is forced to re-evaluate how fully and authentically he is living his life.

3. Black Hat
Director: Sarah Smith
USA / 2019 / 15 mins / Drama
In English

A seemingly pious Hasidic man living a secret double life misplaces his black hat one night which will cause his two separate lives to collide in a way he could have never imagined.

4. Engaged
Director: David Scala
USA / 2019 / 17 mins / Comedy
In English

All Darren wants is to propose to his longtime boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?

5. Delivery Boy
Director: Hugo Kenzo
Hong Kong / 2019 / 15 mins / Comedy
In English and Cantonese with English subtitle
* Cast and crew in attendance

Local delivery boy Chun Ho falls in love after delivering dumplings to Eric an expat businessman living in Hong Kong. Yummy Chinese food and cheesy ‘70s music bring them together but the class gap that separates them eventually gets in the way.

6. Beer! Beer!
Supported by Goethe Institut
Director: Fan Popo
Germany / 2019 / 17 mins / Comedy
In English German and Mandarin with English subtitles

* Director in attendance

Beer! Beer! is an “anti-romantic comedy” set in the early morning following a wild party in Berlin when Tao a Chinese guy meets Sebastian a local German. As they seem to get more and more intimate with each other suddenly a mattress changes everything.