TRUE COLORS FILM FESTIVAL – THE PROJECTOR PLUS
PROJECTOR PLUS
Watch all these films for free at Projector Plus from 3 to 12 December 2021.
Exclusions
These films are available to stream for free via Projector Plus in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.
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Best Summer Ever
Directed by Michael Parks Rand, Lauren Smitelli
United States | 2020
80 minutes
NC16
English with English and Japanese subtitles
A classic pleasing summertime flick, Grease meets High School Musical: boy meets girl, they fall in love, they part, find each other again, fend off challenges. So what makes this a milestone movie? It's the first Screen Actors Guild-registered movie in which more than half of the cast and crew have disabilities. It's history in the making. -
Clothes in Conversation
Directed by Hiroki Kawai
Japan | 2021
90 minutes
PG13
Japanese with English subtitles
Six of Japan’s emerging design talents collaborate with six models with diverse personalities and bodies, some accompanied by wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs. The quest: to push the limits of fashion as we know it. -
Dad's Wedding
Directed by Momoko Fukuda
Japan | 2016
30 minutes
PG13
Japanese with English and Japanese subtitles
Seiko travels home to celebrate her father's second marriage after he became a widower. However, it's a rather unorthodox union as her father, who declares he will be the "mother" of everyone, is marrying a man with two children. Can Seiko's love for her father translate into acceptance? -
Kusama Infinity
Directed by Heather Lenz
United States | 2018
76 minutes
M18, Nudity
English, Japanese with English and Japanese subtitles
Now the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to global stage. For decades, her work pushed boundaries that often alienated her from her peers and the art world's power brokers. Kusama Infinity is about vision and powerful self-belief.
Available to watch in Asia except in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. -
My Feral Heart
Directed by Jane Gull
United Kingdom | 2015
83 minutes
NC16, Brief Nudity
English with English and Japanese subtitles
A sudden bereavement throws Luke, a fiercely independent young man with Down syndrome, into a daunting new environment where he finds unexpected support from his streetwise carer and a local heir dealing with personal demons. Friendship, secrets, risks: My Feral Heart is a beautifully realised, understated character study with strong performances, distinctive cinematography and a deeply evocative score. -
Redha
Directed by Tunku Mona Riza
Malaysia | 2016
115 minutes
PG
Bahasa Malaysia with English and Japanese subtitles
A parents' journey for Alina and Razlan as they discover that their son Danial has autism, a condition they don't understand. Hard realities, steep learning, tenderness and teamwork. They may have found a way to improve Danial's quality of life – or will they need to re-think their strategy? -
The R-Word
Directed by Amanda Lukoff
United States | 2020
65 minutes
PG
English with English and Japanese subtitles
How many times have you heard the R-word used in anger, derision, bad jokes? Through captivating animation sequences, sibling stories, and the first-person accounts of self-advocates, this documentary is a light-bulb moment that explains the history of this word, and the negative power that it has on those on whom it is used. -
Vision Portraits
Directed by Rodney Evans
Canada / Germany / United States | 2019
78 minutes
PG13
English with English and Japanese subtitles
Walk alongside on the creative paths of blind and visually impaired artists including a photographer (John Dugdale), a dancer (Kayla Hamilton), a writer (Ryan Knighton) and the film’s director, Rodney Evans. -
When a Song Begins
Directed by Hiroki Kawai
Japan | 2020
86 minutes
M18, Nudity
Japanese with English and Japanese subtitles
This is the story of a deaf photographer who has always chosen to see rather than hear. He encounters "song", and explores it, marries his deaf partner and fathers a hearing child. One day, a lullaby slips through his lips and his life is changed forever.