The face of a young woman on a maternity delivery bed is the very first scene of this film. She is Huang Xiaoyu (Nan Ji) and her first worry after giving birth is about the baby’s lack of cry, followed by a reassuring scream. Fear of missed connection is – ironically – the first bond between mother and child and it immediately inform us what this drama is about. Chinese writer-director Xiang Zi’s debut feature “A Dog Barking at the Moon”, screened in Panorama at the 69th Berlinale, where it also won the Teddy Jury Award, and was filmed in 18 days, during the director’s own pregnancy and produced with her husband, Barcelona-born José Val Bal, who also signed the cinematography. “A Dog Barking at the Moon” was produced by Acorn Studio (China) and co-produced by Granadian (Spain).
“A Dog Barking at the Moon” is streaming on Cathayplay
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“A Dog Barking at the Moon” is streaming on Cathayplay
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- 8/1/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The full programme for the first Queer East Film Festival is announced. The curated series of screenings across London, with accompanying panel events, will explore identity, religion, family, adulthood and politics through queer relationships on screen, specifically from East and Southeast Asia.
Many have seen the significant progress of Lgbtq + rights across the world, but progress in Asia has been mixed. The festival invites everyone in the UK to be part of the discussion and celebrate diverse identities, cultures, and heritages of Asian and Asian diasporic communities who’ve often been excluded from mainstream discourse.
The programme is a mix of classic films and new releases, exploring how culture, law, history, and social norms have affected and built the current Asian queer landscape over 50 years of cinema.
Twenty-nine films, including 6 UK Premieres and 2 London Premieres, from 13 countries across Asia will be screened in cinemas across the capital to foster and...
Many have seen the significant progress of Lgbtq + rights across the world, but progress in Asia has been mixed. The festival invites everyone in the UK to be part of the discussion and celebrate diverse identities, cultures, and heritages of Asian and Asian diasporic communities who’ve often been excluded from mainstream discourse.
The programme is a mix of classic films and new releases, exploring how culture, law, history, and social norms have affected and built the current Asian queer landscape over 50 years of cinema.
Twenty-nine films, including 6 UK Premieres and 2 London Premieres, from 13 countries across Asia will be screened in cinemas across the capital to foster and...
- 3/15/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
This year’s BFI Flare, London’s Lgbtiq+ Film Festival, announced their full programme. BFI Flare celebrates queer-identified film and filmmakers, especially those based in the UK. With special events, club nights, and of course film screenings, this year’s “hug”-themed festival welcomes visitors and attendees to embrace all identities and intimacies alike.
While most titles in this year’s BFI Flare line-up are from the Us and UK, we’ve picked out the Asian films – feature and shorts alike. BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank from March 18-19.
“A Dog Barking at the Moon”
Features:
A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi | China-Spain
Busy Inside by Olga Lvoff | USA-Russia
Flawless by Scr Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit | Israel
Lingua Franca by Scr Isabel Sandoval | USA
Transkids by Hilla Medalia | Israel
Suk Suk by Scr Ray Yeung | Hong Kong (S.A.R of China)
“Sheer Quorma...
While most titles in this year’s BFI Flare line-up are from the Us and UK, we’ve picked out the Asian films – feature and shorts alike. BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank from March 18-19.
“A Dog Barking at the Moon”
Features:
A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi | China-Spain
Busy Inside by Olga Lvoff | USA-Russia
Flawless by Scr Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit | Israel
Lingua Franca by Scr Isabel Sandoval | USA
Transkids by Hilla Medalia | Israel
Suk Suk by Scr Ray Yeung | Hong Kong (S.A.R of China)
“Sheer Quorma...
- 2/24/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Many attendees of the Shanghai Intl. Film Festival likely know little about the ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival, the other event in town every June. Unlike the former, government-sponsored one, ShanghaiPRIDE operates in a legal grey zone due to its celebration of Lgbtq content, which is frowned upon by Chinese censors.
This year, ShanghaiPRIDE’s non-profit event ran from June 8-16 and showcased more than 60 films — half of them shorts — over the course of a packed week to around 80 people per screening. “We are pretty out. The problem is we don’t know just how out we can be,” said organizer Raymond Phung, who explained that though the volunteer-run festival has been allowed to continue into its 11th year relatively unmolested by authorities, there’s always a possibility that circumstances could change without warning.
This year, it opened with the Chinese-Spanish feature “A Dog Barking at the Moon,” directed by Lisa Zi Xiang.
This year, ShanghaiPRIDE’s non-profit event ran from June 8-16 and showcased more than 60 films — half of them shorts — over the course of a packed week to around 80 people per screening. “We are pretty out. The problem is we don’t know just how out we can be,” said organizer Raymond Phung, who explained that though the volunteer-run festival has been allowed to continue into its 11th year relatively unmolested by authorities, there’s always a possibility that circumstances could change without warning.
This year, it opened with the Chinese-Spanish feature “A Dog Barking at the Moon,” directed by Lisa Zi Xiang.
- 6/22/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
After 37 years as the nation’s premier Lgbtq film festival, Outfest shows no signs of slowing down. The 2019 festival, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from July 18-28, has just announced its full schedule. The lineup features a combination of festival favorites and rarely-seen foreign films, placing Lgbtq cinema in a truly global context.
The festival opens on July 18 with “Circus of Books,” the Tribeca hit about a daughter’s learning about her parents’ groundbreaking gay porn shop. It closes out with Sundance breakout “Before You Know It,” and will feature 28 world premieres during its run.
From features and documentaries to shorts and episodic content, this is truly an all-inclusive launching pad for Lgbtq filmmakers. The festival continues to push the boundaries of progress, with a majority of this year’s films directed by filmmakers from groups underrepresented in queer film.
“As my tenure comes to an end I...
The festival opens on July 18 with “Circus of Books,” the Tribeca hit about a daughter’s learning about her parents’ groundbreaking gay porn shop. It closes out with Sundance breakout “Before You Know It,” and will feature 28 world premieres during its run.
From features and documentaries to shorts and episodic content, this is truly an all-inclusive launching pad for Lgbtq filmmakers. The festival continues to push the boundaries of progress, with a majority of this year’s films directed by filmmakers from groups underrepresented in queer film.
“As my tenure comes to an end I...
- 6/12/2019
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Roster includes third annual Trans Summit, Martha Stephens’ Sundance selection To The Stars, Rodrigo Bellott’s Tu Me Manques.
Berlinale Teddy winner Brief Story From The Green Planet is among the selection at 2019 Outfest Los Angeles Lgbtq Film Festival, set to run from July 18-28.
The festival will feature 28 world premieres across features, short films and special events, including Rodrigo Bellott’s Tu Me Manques inspired by his hit play from Bolivia, and Elegance Bratton’s documentary Pier Kids, which follows the queer and trans Poc youth who gather at New York City’s Christopher Street pier.
The roster includes Megan Rossman’s The Archivettes,...
Berlinale Teddy winner Brief Story From The Green Planet is among the selection at 2019 Outfest Los Angeles Lgbtq Film Festival, set to run from July 18-28.
The festival will feature 28 world premieres across features, short films and special events, including Rodrigo Bellott’s Tu Me Manques inspired by his hit play from Bolivia, and Elegance Bratton’s documentary Pier Kids, which follows the queer and trans Poc youth who gather at New York City’s Christopher Street pier.
The roster includes Megan Rossman’s The Archivettes,...
- 6/12/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Just in time for Pride Month, the winners for this year’s Inside Out Lgbt Film Festival were announced today in Toronto at the annual awards ceremony. Winners included Garin Nugroho for Memories of My Body which received the Inside Out Special Award for Innovation as well as Xiang Zi for A Dog Barking at the Moon for Best First Feature.
Other winners from the fest included Megan Wennberg for her film Drag Kids which received Best Canadian Feature while Audience Award winners included Samantha Lee’s Billie and Emma for Best Narrative Feature, Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s We Are Radical Monarchs for Best Documentary Feature and Jamie Dispirito’s Thrive for Best Short Film.
This was the third year for the festival’s annual Lgbtq Finance Forum and it has become an international home and incubator for Lgbt filmmakers, both emerging and established. They also awarded its annual “Pitch,...
Other winners from the fest included Megan Wennberg for her film Drag Kids which received Best Canadian Feature while Audience Award winners included Samantha Lee’s Billie and Emma for Best Narrative Feature, Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s We Are Radical Monarchs for Best Documentary Feature and Jamie Dispirito’s Thrive for Best Short Film.
This was the third year for the festival’s annual Lgbtq Finance Forum and it has become an international home and incubator for Lgbt filmmakers, both emerging and established. They also awarded its annual “Pitch,...
- 6/2/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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