Lloyd Wong, Unfinished

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Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished film poster.jpg
Festival release poster
Directed by
  • Lesley Loksi Chan
  • Original Footage: Lloyd Wong
Produced by
  • Lesley Loksi Chan
  • Luo Li, Phanuel Anti
Starring
  • Lloyd Wong
  • Suy Woo Wong
Production
company
bb house
Release date
Running time
28 minutes
Country
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish

Lloyd Wong, Unfinished is a 2025 Canadian short documentary drama film directed by Lesley Loksi Chan. [1] It tells the story of the 1990s, Chinese-Canadian artist Lloyd Wong, who began a video work about his living with HIV. It remained unfinished. Thirty years after his death, filmmaker Lesley Loksi Chan discovers and edits the material. [2]

Contents

It was selected in the Berlinale Shorts section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its World premiere on 15 February and compete for Golden Bear for Best Short Film. [3] It is also selected for 39th Teddy Award, and will compete for Best Short Film. [4]

Summary

This experimental documentary by Lesley Loksi Chan explores Lloyd Wong’s unfinished project on his life with AIDS in 1990s Toronto. Long thought lost, Wong’s footage was rediscovered after 30 years. Chan integrates it with her research notes, reflecting on queer community archives and the nature of incompletion.

Cast

Production

The development and making of the film in the words of the director Lesley Loksi Chan:

In 2020, artist/activist John Greyson informed me that lost footage from Lloyd Wong’s episode of Toronto Living With AIDS (TLWA) had been found. TLWA, a groundbreaking HIV/AIDS video series (1990–1991), was canceled in its second season due to censorship. Wong’s footage had been stored at Richard Fung’s home for over 30 years before being archived. John invited me to restore it, sparking my curiosity about Wong. Over four years, with mentorship from John and Richard, I worked on this film, largely during my Viral Interventions residency (2021–2022). Created in collaboration with fellow artists, Lloyd Wong, Unfinished is shaped by conversations, Wong’s work, and his recovered footage. [2]

Release

Lloyd Wong, Unfinished had its world premiere on 15 February 2025, as part of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, in the Berlinale Shorts 2. [5] [6]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Berlin International Film Festival 23 February 2025 Golden Bear for Best Short Film Lloyd Wong, UnfinishedNominated [7]
Berlinale Shorts CUPRA Filmmaker AwardNominated [8]
Teddy Award for Best Short FilmsNominated [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Lloyd Wong, Unfinished". Berlinale. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Lloyd Wong, Unfinished" (PDF). Berlinale. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Berlinale Shorts 2025 – To Be in This World". Berlinale. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "39th Teddy Award: Lloyd Wong, Unfinished". Teddy Award. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Berlinale Shorts 2". Berlinale. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "王洛埃，未竟之作" [Lloyd Wong, Unfinished（2025)]. Douban (in Chinese). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Economou, Vassilis (14 January 2025). "Berlinale Shorts invites us "To Be in This World"". Cineuropa . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "CUPRA Becomes a Partner of Berlinale Shorts and Promotes New Talent with CUPRA Filmmaker Award". Berlinale. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "39th Teddy Award: Filmtitles". Teddy Award. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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