Jimmy Ngai

Adapted from the internet novel "Beijing Story," this is the story of a young gay student and his relationship with an older man set against the uprising of Tiananmen Square. (Strand Releasing)

A group of disparate characters find themselves trapped overnight on a island somewhere off the coast of mainland China. The circumstances force them to overlook their preconceptions of one another, and they forge a kinship that goes to the heart their identities. (mubi.com)

Shanghai, 2009. After four years of studying, a group of dance students are wished well by their teacher (Huang Lei) as they start rehearsals for their graduation performance. Meanwhile, five members of a 1936 Shanghai theatre troupe, lead by Master Liu (Hu Jun), are transported into the present to broaden their horizons. (mubi.com)

A classy recluse quietly fears she'll lose it all, while a TV ingénue builds for a big break in a flailing film industry. The two rehearse for the new drama from a prominent director with hopes of gaining relevance and credibility respectively. The quirkily complex female leads and queer and trans characters allow the play-within-the-movie to slip off stage through tone and delivery into sometimes campy and sometimes melancholy moments where life imitates art. (nwfilm.org)