Quentin Lee Directs Short Film for China’s LGBT Community

China’s Quentin Lee has directed a short film for China’s LGBT community.

Lee is best known for his previous films that feature male leads that are both Asian and gay.

Quentin Lee has released a short film made in support of China’s LGBT community. Previously, Lee has directed full length films; such as, White Frog, The People I’ve Slept With, and Ethan Mao. Lee’s films are notable for featuring male leads that are both Asian and gay.

His new short film, Wedding Plan, highlights the practice of fake marriages in China, where lesbian women marry gay men.

Lee explained his inspiration for the film,

“One of my Beijing lesbian friends told me that she was about to get married with a gay man because she wanted to get her parents off her back, and I was immediately inspired to do something about how young Chinese people, LGBT and beyond, are pressured to get married which is a really hot issue right now.”

He further explains his reasons for doing a short film instead of a full length,

“I chose the short fictional PSA [public service announcement] format because it’s the best way to get the message out to Chinese audience on the web. The Chinese government is still relaxed on short film production. As all LGBT content is potentially subject to being banned in China, it’s a challenge to do something that talks about LGBT issues while being acceptable.”

The film was released on Youtube and you can view it below,

Source: Gay Star News

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