T IS FOR?

这部短片是一个爱情故事，但更像是一个个人故事，改编自导演HAOYE好野的个人故事。

一名来自东亚Queer文化的Lesbian（T），在超市遇到了一见钟情的女生，在想要接近女生的过程中，偶然听到了女生打电话描述自己的理想型，从而T在这个过程中产生了一些心理变化，并且开始疑惑自己的性别认同。

本片导演在东亚的文化环境中长大。在成长过程中，她一直陷入性取向和性别认同之间的选择难题。“大家做选择的时候都这么简单吗？就像女生就一定喜欢吃甜品，男生就一定喜欢吃肉吗？那我呢？我该怎么选呢？”

“到底是人在做选择，还是选择在选择人呢？” 

这部影片参与了由诺丁汉大学与Queerchinauk共同策划的电影项目‘Queer Across Wave’。

The short film is a love story, but more of a personal story adapted from a personal story of the director, HAOYE好野.

A lesbian (T) from an East Asian queer culture meets a girl in a supermarket with whom she falls in love at first sight. While trying to get closer to the girl, she overhears the girl describing her ideal type on the phone, which leads to T’s psychological changes and doubts about her gender identity.

The director of this film grew up in the culture of East Asia. As she grew up, she was caught in the dilemma of choosing between sexual orientation and gender identity. “Is it so easy for everyone to make a choice? Like, do girls always like dessert and boys always like meat? What about me? How do I choose?”

“Do people make choices, or do choices choose people? “

The film is part of the “Queer Across Wave” film project, a joint venture between the University of Nottingham and Queerchinauk.

导演：HAOYE
编剧：HAOYE
主演：Ruby Huang、HAOYE
制片人：HAOYE
摄影：Burnt Zhou、RT FONG
类型：剧情短片
时长：8分26秒
完成时间：2024年
对白语言：四川方言
地区：英国
制片公司：WHO ARE U?

Director: HAOYE
Screenwriter: HAOYE
Cast: Ruby Huang, HAOYE
Producer: HAOYE
Cinematographer: Burnt Zhou, RT FONG
Genre: Featured short film
Length: 8min 26s
Year: 2024
Dialogue: Sichuan dialect
Region: UK
Production Company: WHO ARE U?

Leo (HAOYE) 毕业于伦敦艺术大学坎伯韦尔学院，并获得平面设计硕士学位。

在研究生学习期间，Leo (HAOYE) 作为一名来自东亚的拉拉，开始研究性别、酷儿女权主义与设计之间的联系。在这一过程中，她尝试用不同的设计方法讲述故事，并开始探索用视频作为视觉表达方式。
毕业后，她创建了 WhoAreU 酷儿社区，并一直与其他酷儿、女权主义社区合作，参与他们的活动。本片是 Leo 首次执导与拍摄的以东亚酷儿文化为背景的、关于性别和个人身份的剧情片。

Leo (HAOYE) graduated with an MA in Graphic Design from Camberwell College, University of the Arts London.
During her postgraduate studies, as a lesbian from East Asia, Leo began to explore the relationship between gender, queer feminism and design. She explored different design methods to tell stories to audiences and began experimenting with video as a visual expression.
After graduation she founded the queer community WhoAreU and has been collaborating with other queer, feminist communities and participating in their activities. This film is Leo’s first time directing and shooting a drama film about gender and personal identity against the backdrop of East Asian queer culture.

作为一名在东亚二元性别环境中长大的酷儿，我在成长过程中一直面临性取向和性别认同的选择难题。“大家做选择的时候都这么简单吗？就像女生就一定喜欢吃甜品，男生就一定喜欢吃肉吗？那我呢？我该怎么选呢？”、“到底是人在做选择，还是选择在选择人呢？” 

我一直以为认识自己会有一个最终的终点，但总是会被周围的环境和人不断影响，并不断转变为新的起点。本片的主人公是一个在东亚环境下长大的拉拉，一直在不停地探索自己的性别和身份，但在面对自己喜欢的人的时，她在那一刻到底是谁？

本片是一部黑色幽默短片，片中有两条时间线同时进行，通过对不同食物的选择表达东亚酷儿在二元性别社会中的纠结和困惑。

As a queer person growing up in the binary gender environment of East Asia, I have been caught in the dilemma of choosing between sexual orientation and gender identity while growing up. “Is it so easy for everyone to make choices? Like, do girls always like dessert and boys always like meat? What about me? How do I choose?” . “Do people make choices, or do choices choose people?”

I always thought there would be a final end point to knowing myself, but it’s always a new beginning when I’m constantly influenced by the circumstances and people around me. The protagonist of this film is a lesbian who grew up in an East Asian environment and has been constantly exploring her gender and identity, but when confronted with the person she loves, who is she really at that moment?

The film is a short black humor film with two timelines running simultaneously, expressing the protagonist’s confusion in a binary gender society through her choice of different foods.