Acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Joshua Serafin collaborates with director Kitty Yeung on a stunning new cinematic extension of the former’s live performance works “VOID” (2022) and “PEARLS” (2024), from the ongoing “Cosmological Gangbang” trilogy.
Joshua Serafin’s artistic process is a sociological exorcism of Filipino identity situated within global ideologies and contemporary phenomena. Intuited from tropical myth and inspired by the dreamwork of a nonbinary cosmopolis, Joshua enfolds queer and trans methodologies into their sites of creation.
In Huy Nguyen’s family, there are many things that are left unsaid. Why is the story of his parents’ migration hardly mentioned, even though it has had a profound impact on different generations? Why is the relationship between parents and children so complicated? Is there a common story? And where does each person’s individual identity take shape? To find the answer, Huy sought out his grandparents in Vietnam. There, he recorded their daily activities, meals, and conversations. By building a close relationship with his grandparents, he also tried to understand and be closer to his parents.
Returning to his hometown for the Qingming Festival, a 27-year-old Chinese gay man grapples with hiding his sexuality to meet his family's marriage expectations, leading to a tense showdown during the traditional chicken slaughter ritual.