GAY SHORTS I – BEHIND THE LENS (HKLGFF 2026)

This programme dives into a cinematic world where the boundary between life and the screen dissolves. This collection unmasks the hidden worlds of filmmakers themselves, capturing the raw emotions, creative obsessions, and buried truths endured in pursuit of the frame—what happens to those who live to tell stories?

Callback
Director: Matthew Puccini
USA / 2026 / 16 min
Hong Kong Premiere
Max arrives home to find that his boyfriend Will has booked a callback for a major role. As jealousy becomes intense, the couple ends up in an acting battle…

Blue Amber
Director: Miki Tanaka
Japan / 2025 / 34 min
Hong Kong Premiere
Shoya is a cameraman who aspires to become a director. Despite being sociable, he wonders if there is something wrong with him for not being able to fall in love…

Method Cowboy
Director: Carlos Valdivia
USA / 2026 / 13 min
Hong Kong Premiere
A struggling actor feigns being gay to land the role of a lifetime, so he decides to transform himself for the role, blurring the lines between reality and performance.

Taxi Moto
Director: Gaël Kamilindi
France, Rwanda / 2026 / 20 min
Hong Kong Premiere
Forced to relocate his film about two men in love, a director discovers a new lead actor and creates an act of gentle defiance in another place.

Honey, My Love, So Sweet
Director: JT Trinidad
Philippines / 2025 / 20 min
Hong Kong Premiere
In a run-down Manila movie theater, Life finds first love through cinema and their friend’s dad.