Monday, June 19, 8:30 pm, Castro + streaming encore
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| Golden Delicious photo credit: Syd Won |
Jake Wong (Cardi Wong, pictured foreground) is a senior in high school in Vancouver, B.C. His long-time girlfriend Veronica, who posts them on “Robogram” as “J-Pop and Vee,” wants to take their relationship to a new level of physicality. Meanwhile, his father is pressuring him to carry out his own unfulfilled dreams of basketball glory, and a new neighbor, Aleks, moves in across the alleyway — complete with basketball skills and an openly queer Robogram profile. Jake struggles to figure out what he wants to do with his life while caught in the conflicting expectations of family, friends, and girlfriend, all under the glaring spotlight of social media, with the entire school knowing every morsel of gossip in the blink of an eye.
It’s a beautifully done portrait of a complicated moment in Jake’s life, portrayed with understanding and humor. It was clearly influenced by the John Hughes movies of the 1980s, but finds its own clear, confident voice as Jake strives to find his. Definitely a MUST SEE.
screening with Golden Delicious (in theater; in the streaming encore in the “Shorts: The World Tarot” program) is the short film Fish Boy (魚仔), dir. Christopher Yip (葉穎輝), 2023, Canada, 11 min., in English and Cantonese with English subtitles 👏
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| Fish Boy |
Patrick (Ian Chen of Fresh Off the Boat, pictured) is a 16-year-old Asian Canadian boy, an avid swimmer, struggling with his love for God and the messages he often hears from church and society. As he explores questions of faith, love, and polyamory, something changes in his skin.
It’s a well-made short, definitely highly recommended.
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