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shareEveryone wants to find their people. Humans crave connection and intimacy whether searching for a friendship or a romantic relationship. Sometimes, we find lifelong partners and friends. Other times, we’re left wanting more time, more depth, more people, just more. The desire for belonging and acceptance is universal across genders, sexualities, and countries but is uniquely felt by those with marginalized identities such as LGBTQ+ people. These films capture the heartache and frustration of seeking acceptance and love, contrasted with the joy and relief when you find someone who cares for you deeply.
Curated by Wren Lee
In this program
It Was Love To Me
Directed by Raza Rizvi
A complex, intimate relationship brews between a 15 year old tennis player and the 18 year old prodigy he looks up to.
Ang Huling Sayaw
Directed by Edrian Pangilinan
A middle-aged widower and a 30-something runaway secretly meet at a hotel one stormy night. The two bond in a way, they would’ve never expected.
Allergic To
Directed by Sumin Kwon
Haesoo, who is allergic to lying, is uncomfortable with her first kiss with Siyeon. After that, whenever she says “I love you”, allergies begin to bloom.
Diana
Directed by Luo-Bing Pan
A young Chinese trans woman navigates through a fraudulent marriage and a turbulent friendship as a recent immigrant in the United States.
