I've Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
LGBT film program curated by E.R. Cho
TRT: 78 min.
Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 7:00 PM
CGV CINEMAS - Theater 2
621 S. Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90005
With co-presenter: Short Notice
Program Description: This queer shorts program ranges from experimental (animated boobs, ghostly typewriters, online sex monikers!) to moving narratives of thwarted love and dreams of the future. How do we connect with each other, and ourselves? Thirteen fabulous films from around the globe sing of longing and shame, toxic desire, and playful defiance.
ONE DAY NEXT SUMMER
directed by Sae Anamiya, Yoshi Uchida | 2006 | JAPAN | 1 min.
Plica wonders if she’s really in love with her girlfriend Mari.
CHUPACHUPS
directed by Ji-suk KYUNG | 2011 | SOUTH KOREA | 16 min.
After a year away, policewoman Sung-joo returns to her hometown and spends a day with her childhood friend Shin-hee. Will they or won’t they?
QUEEN OF MY DREAMS
directed by Fawzia Mirza and Ryan Logan | 2011 | US | 3 min.
In this personal exploration of femininity and lesbian desire, two young women fashion themselves as the hero and heroine of a classic Bollywood romance.
LOOKING FOR JIRO
directed by Tina Takemoto | 2011 | US | 6 min.
Featuring a dandy drag king who bakes bread and loves muscly men, this experimental performance video explores hidden dimensions of queer sexuality during the incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II.
GAYASIAN DREAM
directed by Bernie Espinosa | 2011 | US | 8 min.
An innocent house-sitting gig becomes a Glee-inspired extravaganza for a young man with an unfulfilled fantasy, featuring API members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles!
DOL (FIRST BIRTHDAY)
directed by Andrew Ahn | 2011 | US | 11 min.
Closeted Nick leaves his partner Brian at home to attend his baby nephew's 'dol,' a traditional Korean first birthday party.
look_im_azn
directed by Nguyen Tan Hoang | 2011 | US | 6 min.
This experimental video explores gay Asian men's (GAMs) cruising strategies on American gay sex hookup websites: hiding, flaunting, and exploiting Asianness.
USELESS "HOW TO SEX" TIPS FOR LESBIANS
directed by Sae Amamiya and Yoshi Uchida | 2006 | JAPAN | 3 min.
Can Plica rekindle the sexual connection with her girlfriend Mari?
7 DEADLY KISSES
directed by Sammaria Simanjuntak | 2011 | INDONESIA | 3 min.
Two willing and able male trainees demonstrate the first seven deadly kisses for any relationship.
PRETENDING CONVERSATION
directed by Yi-Hsin Tzeng | 2011 | TAIWAN & NEW ZEALAND | 4 min.
In an unscripted, unrehearsed “conversation,” queer artist Tzeng speaks in Mandarin to a young New Zealander speaking in Maori. Neither understands the other: what can come of performing connection?
CIRCUS
directed by Jason Luz | 2012 | US | 5 min.
Was the late politician Harvey Milk a gay savior or angel of death? Can his lover Jack Lira be more than hapless Mexican foil or obscure object of desire? This experimental animation upturns recent biopic representations through concrete poetics and a haunting, conflicting soundscape.
STOP MULTIPLYING MACHIKO, PLEASE
directed by Sae Amamiya and Yoshi Uchida | 2006 | JAPAN | 5 min.
Machiko wants to be touched by someone and doesn’t care who: masseuse or mannequin will do?
TOMORROW WILL BE ALRIGHT
directed by Akram Zaatari | 2010 | LEBANON | 7 min.
A late night online chat between two men leads to their reunion after ten years of separation.