I Miss You When I See You

A decade after drifting apart, Jamie returns to Australia and is reunited with Kevin, his old school friend whose life has been profoundly shaped by depression. Kevin now lives a quiet, medicated existence, finding fleeting solace in the candid affection of a young gay student named Fai. Jamie, meanwhile, has buried his past—and his own hidden feelings—in a box of mementos. As the three intertwine, the film delicately unpacks themes of internalized homophobia, the stigma of mental health, and the impossible choice between societal expectation and authentic love. Shot with a painterly eye and anchored by a deeply affecting performance from Lei Jeun Sek as Kevin, this Hong Kong independent gem is less a romance than a raw, melancholic meditation on what it means to miss someone who is already beside you. It doesn’t offer easy answers, but it lingers like a half-remembered dream.