Girlfriends
Lok, a 34-year-old filmmaker from Macau, has been drifting through Hong Kong’s film industry. Although she has already directed a feature film, her life remains unstable, her next project has stalled, and her girlfriend Bei Bei is pushing for them to get married, buy a house, and settle down. Facing multiple pressures, Lok revisits different moments in her past: when she was studying in Taiwan aged 22, and when she was growing up in Macau aged 17. In this female-centred coming-of-age drama, director Tracy Choi asks what it means to be true to oneself, exploring the ways in which past experiences shape the present. Unusual in its geographic scope, use of a reverse-chronological timeline, and apparently autobiographical elements, Girlfriends is a romantic, intelligent reflection on queer identity.
Presented in partnership with Queer East.
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This event has:
- English-BSL interpretation for the introduction. The interpreter for this event is TBC.
- Cantonese, Chinese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles.
- Live Captioning for the introduction.
- An induction loop is available at the GFT Box Office. Enhanced Audio (EA) is available in their screening rooms via headset.
- Access notes: Distorted Imagery.
- Content notes: Depiction of alcohol use, cigarette use, fighting, sex.
This screening is 100 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+
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Supported by Screen Scotland, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network), all awarding National Lottery funding.
Image Credit: Girlfriends, Dir. Tracy Choi, 2025