Set against traditional Chinese music and imagery such as calligraphy and performance art a young gay Chinese man faces the dilemma of “coming out” to his family. His dilemma is complicated by the fact that one of their relatives has died from AIDS.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311801
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gay and lesbian studies
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Family relationships
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)