Havana Divas
Havana Divas tells the tale of two childhood friends working to revive interest in Cantonese opera in Havana’s Chinatown. Director Louisa Wei discusses her latest documentary and a hundred-and-fifty years of Sino-Cuban history.
Michael Thede
Extravaganza
Extravaganza takes a behind-the-scenes look at a big, one-off drag show that took place at Shanghai’s Pearl Theater in July 2017. Filmmaker and CINEMQ co-founder Matthew Baren talks about supporting the LGBTQ community and shining a positive light on the Shanghai drag scene in his upcoming doc.
Program
Plagued by depression and isolation, a man escapes the daily routine and discovers a new dimension in the short film, Program. Director Matthieu Tondeur discusses seeking out film funding, wanting to do more important work, and the challenges of working with 16mm film to shoot his latest project.
Planeta Zeme
After visiting an Earth-like world, an alien traveler records his observations about the its dominant lifeforms in the experimental doc, Planeta Zeme. Director and cinematographer Bing Bang talks about studying people, inventing a new language, and having a positive outlook on the future.
Quietude
Quietude takes a slice-of-life look at the relationship between two married street food vendors over the course of a night in small town China. We ask director Kitty Zhou about her thoughts on love, learning from doing, and the making of her debut short.
Ennoi
A young girl in search of creativity receives a visit from the King of Ideas in the short fantasy film, Ennoi. We talk with writer-director Federica Marchese about moving to China, the struggle to find new ideas, and chasing her dream to be a filmmaker.
Within
Upon discovering he is a robot, a man is sent spiraling into madness in the sci-fi short Within. Writer-director Evan Kimball Plochmann gives his thoughts on the pressures of modern society, the challenges of making a film in China, and finding inspiration in the experience of everyday life.