Porcupine evokes the fragmented tale of a young man who breaks into an empty hospital to set up his online broadcast of poses and provocations; his audience includes real-life participants with anonymous tags like ‘bigballnz’ and ‘romeoazteca’.
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Trương Minh Quý Director · Nicolas Graux Director Thomas Schira Cinematographer
United States release April 11, 2024 · Produced in Belgium, Singapore, Vietnam · Languages English, French, Vietnamese
Production
Dérives
Production
New Asian Filmakers Collective
Production
Levo Films
Production
Belgium · Singapore · Vietnam
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Original title
Nhím
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Vietnamese
Release dates
Netherlands · January 25, 2023
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
United States · April 11, 2024
Premiere · Athens International Film + Video Festival (AIFVF)
Belgium
November 15, 2023 · Premiere · Pink Screens Brussels Queer Film Festival / Jury Prize for the Best Artistic Contribution to Nicolas Graux and Trương Minh Quý
Brazil
July 8, 2023 · Premiere · Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Canada
September 14, 2023 · Premiere · Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
October 6, 2023 · Premiere · WNDX Festival of Moving Image
China
December 5, 2023 · Premiere · Beijing International Short Film Festival
Croatia
September 29, 2023 · Premiere · 25FPS International Experimental Film and Video Festival
Czechia
July 13, 2023 · Premiere · Marienbad Film Festival
France
October 16, 2024 · Premiere · Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris
Germany
April 17, 2024 · Premiere · Filmfest Dresden
Greece
September 3, 2023 · Premiere · Pugnant Film Series
India
August 6, 2023 · Premiere · Bangalore Queer International Film Festival
Ireland
August 6, 2023 · Premiere · GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Programme “Lucid Notions” Curated by AEMI
Italy
July 28, 2023 · Premiere · Lago Film Fest, Festival Internazionale di Cinema Indipendente
Norway
September 27, 2023 · Premiere · Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival
Portugal
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Doclisboa International Film Festival
Singapore
December 8, 2023 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Spain
October 21, 2023 · Theatrical · Intersección — Contemporary Audiovisual Art Festival
United Kingdom
September 27, 2023 · Premiere · Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
Vietnam
January 20, 2024 · Premiere · Saigon Experimental Film Festival
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