HER HOBBY

[UK premiere] + Q&A with the Director

Dir. Ha Myung Mi | Korea | 2023 | 118 mins  | 15

Saturday October 21, 14:30
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Jeong-in, who recently divorced a violent husband, moves back to her hometown. While suffering from nosy villagers, she is soon drawn to Hye-jung, a newcomer to the town. Two young women soon get closer and Hye-jung’s freewheeling and confident character inspires Jeong-in to break free of her wretched life. One day, Hye-jung suggests Jeong-in share a ‘hobby’ with her, and now their bloody hobby is about to begin.

HER LOCKET

Q&A with the Producer/Actor Rebecca Chuaunsu Shangkuan

Dir. J E Tiglao | Philippines | 2023 | 119 mins | 12

Saturday October 28, 12:00
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Jewel Ouyang was once an actress and the daughter of a wealthy Chinese businessman until she suffered from dementia and lost everything. She is being cared for by his lawyer son, Kyle  Nicolas, who later hired Teresa Firmante, a caregiver who desires to undergo rhinoplasty to  escape her present life. One morning, Jewel stumbles upon a locket necklace containing an old  photo of herself with her parents. Teresa soon realizes that this locket is aiding Jewel in slowly  recalling her memories of the past – her childhood, her mischievous adolescence, her husband,  and her dysfunctional relationship with her older brother, Magnus Ouyang, whom she believes  forged their deceased father, Jasper Ouyang's, last will and testament in order to keep her out of  the inheritance. Jewel seeks out vengeance and retribution as she later faces Magnus in court.

LITTLE BLUE

Dir. Lee Yi-fang | Taiwan | 2022 | 96 mins | 18

Wednesday October 25, 18:30
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Xiao Lan’s first experience is at the beach, with a football jock in her school. Just like many girls in this situation, Xiao Lan thinks she can gain his love with her body. Inevitably, that boy leaks a photo of her online in a sexually uncompromising position. Xiao Lan’s world has collapsed. Alone without anyone to help, she turns for comfort from men on the internet…

LONELY EIGHTEEN

Dir. Tracy Hsu | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 91 mins | 15

Saturday October 21, 17:00
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This is a story about how family can impact the growth of a young woman. It follows Elaine, who grew up in poverty in the 1980’s, and her best friend Ying as they enter the Hong Kong entertainment industry to change their fate. In the golden era of Hong Kong cinema, Ying becomes a popular erotic star while Elaine struggles between her identity and her job as an actor. When Hong Kong cinema’s glory fades a decade later, the two women end up on diverging paths due to their life choices.

UNTOLD HERSTORY

Dir. Zero Chou | Taiwan | 2022 | 102 mins | 15

Saturday October 28, 20:00
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It tells the story of a group of female thought criminals who were taught by the freshmen of Ludao during the white terror period in Taiwan in the 1950s.