Together with Sino-Queer Sweden, the diasporic sinophone queer/feminists in Sweden, Cyklopen invites you to
Yihui Shao’s Her Story showcases the charm of storytelling through a unique female perspective. With the “Her Story” screening series, we hope to spotlight more female creators and bring more outstanding works into view and the conversation. For this screening, we’ve invited two independent female directors from China to share their lives and creative journeys with us.
📅 Screening Date: April 6th 12:30-17:00
📍 Screening Location: Cyklopen (metro stop Högdalen), Stockholm
📽️ Films to be screened (both with Chinese & English subtitles)
1️⃣🎞️ Short Film: The Selfish Giant (16 min)
🎬 Director: Xinyu Shi (film critic, curator, and host of the podcast Wavelength Cinema)
📖 Synopsis:
A “selfish giant” refuses to leave her bed, not even at gunpoint. Eventually, the sounds of birds and the feeling of socks awaken her. Venturing outdoors, she finds a lost copy of Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales and meets a new friend named “Sock”. Yet, selfishness has been coming back now and then…
2️⃣🎞️ Feature Film: before and under (135 min)
🎬 Director: Keni Lai (director, studies in Japan)
📖 Synopsis:
A brief history of a room, and the fiction born within it.
⏳ Screening Schedule:
12:30–13:00 Audience Entry
13:00–13:20 The Selfish Giant
13:20–13:30 Break
13:30–15:45 before and under
15:45–16:00 Break
16:00–16:30 / 17:00 Post-Screening Discussion
✨ We aim to create a friendly, open, and free space where everyone can experience the magic of cinema in a warm atmosphere. This event is open only to women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ audience.
💛 The event is free, and you are welcome to donate what-you-want to support the directors and Sino-Queer community. Thank you — let great works be seen by more people!
🌿 “好东西”系列放映第一期：生活的发现 🌿
邵艺辉的《好东西》以独特的女性视角展现了故事的魅力，而我们希望借由“好东西”系列放映，关注更多女性创作者，让更多优秀的作品被看见、被分享。本次放映，我们特别邀请了两位中国独立女性导演，与大家一同分享她们的生活与创作。
📅 放映时间：4月6日
📍 放映地点：Cyklopen（地铁站Högdalen）
📽️ 放映作品（均有中英文双语字幕）
1️⃣🎞️ 短片：《自私的巨人》（16分钟）
🎬 导演：石新雨（影评人、策展人、电影播客“波长cinema”主播）
📖 故事简介：
一个“自私的巨人”从不愿离开床，连手枪的威胁都无法让她动摇，最终却被袜子和鸟叫声唤醒。她走到户外，捡到了别人丢失的《王尔德童话》，并因此结识了一个叫 “袜子” 的新朋友。然而，“自私病”却总是时不时地复发……
2️⃣🎞️ 长片：《before and under》（135分钟）
🎬 导演：赖可妮（日本留学导演）
📖 故事简介：
房间的一小段历史，和其中诞生的虚构。
🎟️ 欢迎大家前来观影与交流！
✨ 我们希望创造一个友善、开放、自由的空间，让大家在温暖的氛围中感受电影的魅力，期待与你们相遇！为了营造安全空间，本次活动仅向女性、非二元性别和LGBTQIA+群体开放，欢迎大家拉上朋友一起来！
