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My 17 Gay Friends is Moxie Peng’s sixth film. Peng is one of Beijing’s most renowned underground filmmakers: his 2012 documentary Micro Search was featured on iQiyi.com and viewed a million times. But My 17 Gay Friends is his first to use Dreamore, a Chinese crowd-funding site that allows anyone to back a project in exchange for rewards set by the creator.
His latest story is an avant-garde short that digs into Beijing’s gay scene. As a counterpoint to the typical tropes of gay cinema – which are often gloomy, dark and depressing – Peng aimed to show the optimistic, light-hearted side of gay life. The 20-minute film will offer glimpses into the lives of 17 of Peng’s friends, showing their personalities, living situations, and love lives, whilst taking lighthearted jabs at many of the stereotypes and labels that cut across gay society.
INFO
【Beijing】
Date: Friday, March 21st, 2014
Start Time: 21:00
Venue: Funky
Location: 6/F, 8 Gongti Xilu
Tickets: 40RMB
【Shanghai】
Date: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014
Start Time: 14:30
Venue: 390 Bar
Location: 390 Panyu Road
Tickets: 50RMB
THIS EVENT IS PART OF ASIAN CINEMA WEEK In 2014 we warmly welcome back Asian Cinema Week into the JUE | Film program. In 2013 Asian Cinema Week was a bold call to cinematic arms. Including feature films, documentaries and shorts from all over Asia (alongside live music, panels and various other interactive events), the inaugural edition carved out a space where local filmmakers and fans alike could collide, share ideas and develop their works. Asian Cinema Week is an outstanding platform for exposing the best of Asian underground cinema.
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《My 17 Gay Friends》是地下导演彭陌勰的第六部作品。但却是他第一部通过众筹制作的微电影。电影讲述了北京“同性恋”圈子中发生的故事，但是不同于以往以黑色基调描写同性恋的中国影片，My 17 Gay Friends是一部非常阳光的影片。影片真实地记录了导演的17位同性恋朋友的日常生活，并淡化了对同性恋圈子以往的许多偏见。
【北京】
日期：3月21日 星期五
时间：21:00
地点：Funky
地址：工体西路8号6层
门票：40元
► 亚洲电影周－《贵圈好乱》首映
【上海】
日期：3月23日 星期日
时间：下午2:30
地点：390酒吧
地址：番禺路390号靠近法华镇路
门票：50元
亚洲电影周： 继2013年的成功。2014年，《亚洲电影周》将强势回归！今年的电影周将带来更丰富，动人的内容。
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