Queerpanorama

In a broken city, a gay man impersonates men he has had sex with and brings this new persona with him to his next hook-up. Only by pretending to be someone else can he be truly himself. He first appears as an actor, but later he introduces himself as a scientist, then as a teacher, a delivery man, an architect … He enters the various homes of the men he has met on a dating app, observes their living spaces and tells the stories that have been told to him, but reimagined for himself – and receives new and unpredictable reactions. Sometimes, he delights in this short-term intimacy with a stranger; sometimes the encounters turn ugly and violent. The man feels like he is losing his grip on reality, until one day he meets the actor …
by Jun Li (Director, Screenplay)
with Jayden Cheung, Erfan Shekarriz, Sebastian Mahito Soukup, Arm Anatphikorn, Zenni Corbin, Wang Ko Yuan, Philip Smith
USA / Hong Kong, China 2025 English, Mandarin 87' Black/White World premiere

With

  • Jayden Cheung (I)
  • Erfan Shekarriz (Erfan)
  • Sebastian Mahito Soukup (Stefan)
  • Arm Anatphikorn (Dan)
  • Zenni Corbin (Matthew)
  • Wang Ko Yuan (Charlie)
  • Philip Smith (Phil)

Crew

Director Jun Li
Screenplay Jun Li
Cinematography Yuk Fai Ho
Editing Horse Stone
Sound Design Cyrus Tang
Production Design Prudie Leung
Producers Jun Li, Zenni Corbin, Yue Huang

Produced by

Good Sin Production

La Fonte

World Sales

Best Friend Forever

Jun Li

Born in 1991, he studied journalism at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and then took a master’s degree in gender studies at the University of Cambridge. His debut feature film, Tracey, was selected by the Tokyo International Film Festival; his second, Drifting, screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Queerpanorama is the third feature film he has written and directed.

Filmography

2018 Tracey 2021 Drifting 2025 Queerpanorama

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025