Todd Lien

The Speech

May 2003, Beijing, China. Under the pressure of WHO, the Chinese government announced that the SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak is real. The city is closed. Most students have been sent home. During a lock down inside a private boarding school, three eight-year-old girls have to find a way to make sense of the world.

Straight A

Struggling with maintaining his same-sex long-term relationship a secret and keeping up with his image of being the perfect straight A son, Alex must face his father and tell him the truth about his sexuality.

EKG

Hao Ling, an Asian American emergency doctor, struggles with his guilt and fear of ruining the relationship with his father after coming out. However, his first patient, Somchair Noknoi, introduces him to the gaysian party scenes. With the help from the gaysian world, Hao discovers his true emotions.

Searching for Anna May Wong

With the help of popular movie stars, this documentary tells the coming-of-age story of a young Asian-American actress navigating the convoluted and narrow paths of Hollywood.

Guanyin Can't Help

A father is looking for a cure for his daughter who suffers from schizophrenia. While his mind trusts the doctor, his heart seeks refuge in religion.

Shimmer, Inspired by Eva Young

After winning Miss International National USA as his alter-ago Ai Mei Shimmer, closeted drag performer and doctor, Ethan Gao, must rush to the hospital when a close patient begins to code, threatening their secret passion of drag.

The Chef

In a time when work is done by robots, a traditional Chinese chef is forced to train a Caucasian humanoid to cook Chinese food, but a former protégé of the chef makes this harder by joining an anti-robot riot group.

Abundance of Questions

Abundance of love can take different forms or shapes in different cultures.

Alpha Delta Zatan

Alpha Delta Zatan is set entirely within the claustrophobic confines of a frat house, the film follows the increased paranoia between members of a fraternity as they start to disappear at the hands of a masked killer.

Good Match Bad Date

Lee does not come out to his parents, and his parents set up a blind date with a girl for him. When Lee is about to meet the girl at home to satisfy his parents, a handsome young guy named Jake messages him. After thoughtful consideration, Lee decides to meet Jake first and then meet the girl later.

After Sunset, Dawn Arrives

In early 2000s, old China Town, Los Angeles, when introverted and unsociable sixty nine year-old Chinese man, Wan falls in love with a man who is nearly 30 years younger than him, Wan struggles to embrace his homosexual identity which he has been suppressed for his entire life and simultaneously confronts his guilt towards his long deceased Chinese wife.

Open to It

A loving gay couple experiments with becoming a hot gay throuple. But threesome sex and open relationships come with more complications than limbs.

Graduation

Following a graduation celebration, four Chinese must navigate their relationships' future as dictated by the circumstances of life and their families.

Boy Culture: Generation X

In the continuation of Q. Allan Brocka’s 2006 fan favorite Boy Culture, Derek Magyar returns as X, who is still working hard as an escort for hire. But in 2021, he’s up against a younger generation who has gained a competitive edge on the market in the digital age. He’s also dealing with the realities of still living with Andrew (Darryl Stephens), who’s aiming to move on from their former romantic entanglements.