Floating Melon

Xiao Cheng (Vincent Xi Chen), a young man in the Chinese city of Chengdu, has planned what should be a perfect night with his lover, Kwan Ming. Instead it turns into a nightmare when Kwan Ming dies of a drug overdose. Panicked about what will happen if the death comes to light, Xiao Cheng turns to his friend Fiona (Sirui Wen), who arrives with Lola (Celia Yinmeng Yu), and the three try to work out what to do with the body over the course of one long and frightening night. Co-written and co-directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, this 19-minute short in Chinese is a tense, shadowy drama about fear, secrecy and the loyalty between friends when everything is suddenly at stake. It is featured on Here TV in The Gay Agenda 26.