Now Is: I am Happiness (2016)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 0M
Director : Leland Montgomery
Synopsis
After a messy breakup, a couple says their final goodbyes.
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Han-do is a closeted gay student. He was studying with his school friend in his apartment when his drunk boyfriend comes in.
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Tired of seeming invisible in their high school, and in an effort to make space for gender non-conforming kids in high school traditions, Jax makes a bid for the homecoming court.
Jun-woo and Ji-ho went to an improvised drinking at a motel. Jun-woo is dating Dae-woong and met him there, but Ji-ho is not satisfied with Jun-woo.
On the second anniversary, Juno and Minjae make a trip. However, due to Juno’s mistake, they stay in the guest-house instead of the hotel.
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A con man and a would-be filmmaking crew force themselves into the lives of two grief-scarred young women. But nothing is as it seems.
Using Varsha Panikar's poetry series by the same name, this film captures four sets of lovers amid passion; to create a portrait of tender intimacy, of longing, of discovery, of desire, of embrace and care, of profound companionship. It is a sensual celebration of genderless love and desire, inspired by the poet's lived reality. The text follows the poet's journey of healing and self-acceptance as she rediscovers love, passion and identity after encountering her muse, her lover, who acts as an encounter, a rupture that awakens the poet and her desire to express her inner truth.
Two male buddies are reunited amidst the pandemic lockdown.
Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer.
A mother embarks on a journey of acceptance and joy while supporting her child's gender transition in this heartfelt portrayal of single parenting and navigating the complexities surrounding gender and consent.
About the wedding day of Seto Ryosuke, an elementary school teacher, and Aikawa Mizuki, a lemon farmer. Right before the ceremony, Mizuki finds out that his partner didn't tell his parents, relatives, and friends that he is marrying a man. This discovery starts a series of events the two have to face, like a furious outburst of Ryosuke's father, a big fight between heads of the two families, as well as an appearance of Mizuki's ex-boyfriend.
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TV producer Kei and her recently retired comedian boyfriend Yoshi are working to conceive their first child as they consider marriage approaching mid-thirties—a process complicated by the fact that Kei has continued taking contraceptives. Annoyed by Yoshi relaxing into domestic life and slacking off at his part-time job, Kei has finally worked around her male colleagues’ obstruction to spearhead an innovative web series guest hosted by rotating everyday people. She invites Shiori, a young trans man working for her office’s delivery service and moonlighting as a bartender at an LGBTQ-inclusive space, to kick off the program. However, as Kei pushes forward, she reaches a breaking point.
Adachi and Kurosawa are now in a relationship. While they are happily dating and enjoying their office romance, Adachi is offered a job transfer. Adachi is happy to have the chance to do the work he wants, but the new job is far away in Nagasaki, 1200 km away. Will their love have a happy ending?