Our film festival invites 5 famous film directors and LGBTQ representatives and they will present 5 wonderful live streaming show to you at different times. They will talk about their movie creation process, LGBTQ related knowledge and share their own experiences during the live show. Especially at the last, we will also select 3 lucky people to interact with the guests one to one. The specific live show time of each guest is indicated below. You can click 'Entrance' below the character's portrait to enter their zoom live room.
If you have anything you want to talk after the live streaming, you can post it in the 'Discussion area' at the bottom of the page to discuss with everyone and exchange your views.
Everyone is welcome to participate actively! Now , Let's Begin!
Live Show Time
Ang lee
Abdellatif kechiche
shelly chopra dhar
michael boucai
brAD SEARS
26 JUN 14:00
26 JUN 16:00
27 JUN 10:00
27 JUN 14:00
28 JUN 14:00
Live Show Guest Introduction
Show Time:
14:00 PM
26 Jun 2020
Film Director
Ang Lee
Ang Lee (23 October 1954) is a filmmaker in Taiwan. He completed his filmmaking education in Taiwan and the United States. Lee has been nominated for nine Academy Awards, and he won three. For instance, the 2005 film (Brokeback Mountain) about the forbidden love between two Wyoming sheepherders caught public attention. The film became a cultural phenomenon, which is a new debate in the audience. It has won many awards for best director and best picture in the world.
Film Works:
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Hulk
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Brokeback Mountain
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Lust, Caution
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Life of Pi
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
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Gemini Man
Show Time
16:00
26 Jun 2020
Film Director
Abdellatif Kechiche
Abdellatif Kechiche (7 December 1960) is a Tunisian-French actor, film director and screenwriter. His film Blue Is the Warmest Colour won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won Best International Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards in 2013. The topic of this movie is lesbian.
Film Works:
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Games of Love and Chance
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The Secret of the Grain
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Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Show Time
10:00 AM
27 Jun 2020
Film Director
Shelly Chopra Dhar
Shelly Chopra Dhar is a writer and director, known for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. The struggle for love in Indian Bollywood has continued from generation to generation, but there is a more representative theme: conventional happiness. Director Shelly Chopra Dhar challenged the definition of love and happiness in her film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga.
Film Works:
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
Show Time
14:00 PM
27 Jun 2020
LGBTQ Scholar
Michael Boucai
Michael Boucai can talk with members of the media about the legal, political, moral and social norms that regulate sexuality, reproduction and various forms of intimate association. Michael has explored legal projects connected to same-sex marriage and challenged the constitutionality of using marriage to steer individuals into heterosexual relationships.
Publications:
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Before Loving: The Origins of the Right to Marry, UTAH LAW REVIEW, vol. 2020 (2020)
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Glorious Precedents: When Gay Marriage Was Radical, YALE JOURNAL OF LAW & THE HUMANITIES vol. 27 (2015)
Show Time
14:00 PM
28 Jun 2020
LGBTQ Scholar
Brad Sears
He is a professional on court cases and public policy regarding same-sex marriage. The Williams Institute is the country’s initial national think tank dedicated to issues of sexual orientation law and policy and the only research center at a law school dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
Publications:
Sears, B., & Mallory, C. (2014). Employment Discrimination against LGBT People: Existence and Impact. In Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace: A Practical Guide.