To freely flourish – film screening with panel discussion

After overwhelming audience responses at the sold-out premiere screening last July, screening at the Beijing Queer Film Festival a free public community screening of filmmaker Victor Wu's To Freely Flourish 綻放 is being sponsored by the City of Sydney in partnership with ACON for Lunar New Year 2025.

For our children to flourish, is often the singular focus of migrant families. But what does it really mean for our children and our communities to truly flourish?

辅导子女绽放到底意味著什么? 

A story about family disconnection despite the most loving efforts, simply due to failing to see your child as their whole self. A story about the power of ordinary everyday queer visibility; how simply living openly and truthfully helps others in our communities connect again with those they love. A story about the power of pursuing our passions, and the profound life lessons they teach us.

这是一个关于尽管充满爱，但因未能看见孩子真实模样而导致家庭关系疏远的故事。

它讲述了酷儿如何在我们周围日常生活；如何通过公开真实地生活，帮助我们社区中的人重新与他们所爱的人建立联系。

这也是一个关于追求热情的故事，探索那些深刻的生活课题带给我们的启示。

After the screening will be a panel discussion about the experiences of LGBTQ people within our culturally and linguistically diverse diaspora communities with writer-director Victor Wu.

Light refreshments will be provided.