Queerpanorama 眾生相
UK Premiere
23 Sept 2025 (Tue)
6.30pm—Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
USA & Hong Kong | 2025 | B&W | 87’ | In English and Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Dir.: Jun Li 李駿碩
Cast: Jayden Cheung 張迪文
A gay man takes up a multitude of personas: an actor, a scientist, a teacher, an architect. His identity is constantly evolving - all impersonations, as he becomes his previous lover in the next casual encounter. He reimagines the lives of these intimate strangers, stringing together a new version of himself from their homes, spaces, and brief stories, wondering if this is the only way he can truly be himself.
In gorgeous black and white, Golden-Horse winning writer-director Jun Li (Tracey, Drifting) invites us into an erotic labyrinth of bodies, connections, performance, desire and conversations, as we follow our protagonist in his external and internal seeking of closeness, meaning and the real. Officially selected at Berlinale Panorama 2025 and Frameline Film Festival, Queerpanorama is a tender and introspective exploration into Hong Kong’s queer lives, led by a riveting and revelating performance by Jayden Cheung in his acting debut.
Presented in partnership with Queereast.
