
"Bel Panorama漂亮眾生" Summer Film Series: Queerpanorama眾生相, with Q&A
6:45 – 8:45PM
Bel Panorama漂亮眾生 - Special Summer Series, Presented by Nooks & Crannies 犄角旮旯 and Syndicated
Bel Panorama pairs two new, exciting queer films in black & white - Bel Ami (漂亮朋友, Dir. Geng Jun耿军) and Queerpanorama (眾生相, Dir. Jun Li 李駿碩) - and presents a wide-angle queer gaze stretching from Northeast China to the streets of Hong Kong.
Vibrantly in conversations with each other, the films offer intimate, regionally grounded perspectives on queerness.
Bel Ami is a warm, humorous, and poetic tale of small-town queer people finding each other amongst everyday life in Hegang, unfolding with deadpan humor and quiet joyfulness.
While Queerpanorama is daring and even a bit provocative, it captures candid portraits of queer loneliness in small chats, amongst bold sex scenes.
Bel Panorama漂亮眾生 is not just a celebration of beauty and desire, but a panoramic vision across different emotions, urban setting, and cinematic aesthetics on queer living and intimacy.
Be sure to catch the films with Q&As with the directors
Bel Ami漂亮朋友 ( 7/30 Wed 6:25pm; Q&A with Geng Jun & Jun Li, and Bel Party with soundtrack listening session and film merch available
Queerpanorama眾生相 8/15pm Fri 6:45pm; Q&A with Jun Li
Guest Programmed by Huilin Chen (@huilinchenchenchen), Nooks & Crannies 犄角旮旯 (@nooksncrannies_nyc).