ETERNAL SUMMER
Directed by Leste Chen


Eternal Summer follows the lifelong friendship of quiet, A-student Jonathan and class rebel Shane. They first meet as kids, when their teacher pairs them together, hoping Jonathan’s academic aptitude will rub off on his classmate. Ten years later, nothing much has changed: Jonathan still excels at academics, and Shane still lacks school smarts -- however he has grown into a hunky basketball star. As the two prepare to enter university, the new girl in school, Carrie, enters the picture, taking an immediate liking to Jonathan, who doesn’t return her feelings, so her affections turn to Shane. Her influence in this newfound trio only serves to focus the boys’ long dormant feelings for each other.


Taiwan / 95 min. / in Mandarin with English & Spanish subtitles



Best New Performer - Golden Horse Awards
Bryant Chang






“Sensitively directed and performed with sincere emotion...quite a feat!”
Dan Fainaru, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

“ETERNAL SUMMER bristles with palpable sexual tension. The film, deceptively simple at its core, packs a powerful wallop, in part because the performances are first-rate. Achingly beautiful and stylishly filmed!”
Gary Kramer, GAY CITY NEWS

“Exceptionally nuanced... touching.”
EXP MAGAZINE

“Gorgeous, evocative and sensual!”
Lawrence Ferber, PHILADELPHIA INT'L GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL

“Frisky!”
David Lamble, BAY AREA REPORTER

“Superb! Sure-footed and sensitive. A must-have!”
Russell Edwards, VARIETY

“Bathe in the imagery! Beautiful!”
Kathy Fennessy, THE STRANGER

“Nuanced! Gorgeous!”
Frank Paiva, SEATTLE WEEKLY

"The film's deliberate pacing and its knowing, observant camerawork plays to director Chen's strengths.”
ASIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

“All three central perfs have a strong ring of authenticity. Bryant Chang's acutely observed thesping perfectly captures the melancholia of a troubled adolescent, while Joseph (no relation) Chang is superb as the jock who has more sensitivity than anyone has ever given him credit for. On the distaff side, Yeung, from Sylvia Chang's '20 30 40,' portrays both the sharp and sweet sides of Carrie's personality with equal dexterity.”
Russell Edwards, VARIETY

“A sensitively directed film with wonderful performances by all three leads!”
Philip W. Chung, ASIAN WEEK

“Compelling! Director Leste Chen offers this sweet, poignant film about young people on the edge of growing up and coming to terms with very adult emotions and desires!”
Henry Senecal, CAMPUS CIRCLE

2008 Out North Film Festival (Anchorage, Alaska)
2008 Rainbow Reels (Kichener, Ontario, Canada)
2007 Regent Park Festival (Canada)
2007 Reel Affirmations Int'l GLFF (Wash. D.C.)
2007 NatFilm Festival
2007 Torino GLBTQ Film Festival
2007 VC Film Fest: The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2007 Fairy Tales Film Festival
2007 Seattle International Film Festival
2007 Frameline San Francisco Int’l LGBT Film Festival
2007 Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
2007 Asian American Film Festival (New York)
2007 Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2007 Vancouver Queer Film Festival
2007 Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
2007 Istanbul International Film Festival
2007 Far East Film Festival
2007 Festival del Mar
2007 Oslo Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2007 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2007 Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
2007 Umeå Internationella Filmfestival (Sweden)
2007 Ciclo Rosa (Colombia)
2007 Hamburg International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
2007 Mix Brasil Festival
2007 Ljubljana G&L Filmfest (Slovenia)
2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
2006 New Currents Competition, Pusan Int'l Film Festival
2006Winds of Asia, Tokyo International Film Festival
2006 Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Opening Film)
2006 Official Selection, South Taiwan Film & Video Festival
17th Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Pink Apple Film Festival