Formula 17

Xia Xue & Wei An: Miss You Always

2016

A pair of lesbian lovers who have broken up looking for lost memories and awakening the power of true love. Xia Xue and Wei An meet again through time and space. Facing the pain of the past, they can only rewrite the ending if they love each other and face each other again.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

2021 · ★ 6.2

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

Rising Dawn

2022 · ★ 6

Set in the world of baton twirling, a high school senior must overcome fears to deliver a powerhouse baton solo for the school's big halftime show.

Soft-Spoken Weepy Cult Child

A teenage girl must ingratiate herself into her cult-follower mother's care before her chain-smoking grandmother dies of lung cancer.

The Diary of Heong Yeong-dang

2014 · ★ 4.7

A historical drama based in the Joseon times about a person who falls in love with his stepsister.

Shellfish

2022 · ★ 10

A stop motion animator has a week to make a film with his dumbstruck brother and the girl of his dreams without his parents finding out. As their shoot unravels, he must decide which is more important, his filmmaking or close relationships, in this coming-of-age comedy with a twist of stop motion animation.

Nobleman Ryu's Wedding

2021 · ★ 4.5

Ryu Ho-sun and Choi Hwa-jin are set to have arranged marriage, but she disappears during their wedding. Choi Ki Wan pretends and dresses up as a woman.

Why Does God Hate Me?

2011 · ★ 5.6

A coming-of-age comedy about a 14-year-old boy whose best friend tries to 'cure' him of being gay.

Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo' Halfway House

2008

Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo' Halfway House isn't comedy-it's a hit piece posing as entertainment. Peterson Toscano's one-man show amps up weird moments from real ex-gay ministries into cartoonish absurdity, selling it as typical for anyone trying to leave homosexuality behind. Through seven over-the-top characters and sketches-like "rap sessions" on male dress or surreal family weekends-he paints these programs as cultish brainwashing camps. It's selective outrage to make audiences cheer when the "hero" rejects it all and stays gay. Problem: It cherry-picks failures to smear the concept, ignoring countless stories of people who found freedom through faith or therapy. Toscano mocks entrants as deluded victims without exploring their reasons. This isn't artful satire like The Producers. It's activism with laughs to shame and silence. Watch knowing it's propaganda, not a documentary.

Anchor and Hope

2017 · ★ 5.2

Eva and Kat enjoy a carefree existence on their houseboat on a London canal. Until Eva's dream of becoming a mother is reignited by the death of their pet. Kat just wants to get a new cat. But when Kat's best friend, Roger, visits from Barcelona, they decide in a moment of drunkenness that he can be Eva's sperm donor. But what are the consequences for the lesbian couple, the biological father, the child and their relationships with one another?

I Got Life!

2017 · ★ 6.1

Aurore has separated, just lost her job, and learns that she is going to be a grandmother.

Story of Two Warriors

2024 · ★ 4

Ara lives in Corrientes, where he meets Kossi who is from Togo, Africa. The first one participates in clandestine fights while the second one dreams of being part of a football team. A sentimental relationship will arise between the two of them.