18th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 28 - Jul 14, 2019

Photo: © G-Class Films Ltd 2018

North American Premiere

G Affairs

G殺

A brooding cellist plays in his apartment. A policeman meets his prostitute lover next door. A head crashes through a window. Thus begins this myriad of strange stories that satellite around the bad cop’s daughter, pretty and top of her class high school student Yu Ting. She is having an affair with her teacher while the cellist and an easily manipulated autistic man pine after her. As this menagerie of odd souls intertwines, the mystery unravels, reflecting the darker chasms of Hong Kong society. Lee Cheuk-pan's outrageous debut is the desperate scream of a bold and shocking new cinematic voice.

Director: Lee Cheuk-pan
Cast: Kyle Li, Hanna Chan, Chapman To, Huang Lu, Alan Luk, Griselda Yeung
Languages: Cantonese with English subtitles
2018; 105 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Tuesday July 9, 6:30pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Director Lee Cheuk-pan, actress Hanna Chan, actor Kyle Li in attendance (Introduction and Q&A)

Lee Cheuk-pan
李卓斌

Lee Cheuk-pan started his career assisting numerous veteran Hong Kong directors. In 2010, he assisted Steven Soderbergh on Contagion in Hong Kong. Since 2005, his short films won several overseas awards. Speaking of his directorial debut, G Affairs (2018), which won the sole award in the CreateHK's 3rd First Feature Film Initiative Open Category, he says: “G Affairs is our vision in response to what Hong Kong has become; it depicts how rare normalcy has become in this city - where humanistic concerns have turned into indifference, where hypocrisy and oppression rule, and where distorted values subsume the new generation.” The film was awarded Film of Merit 2018 by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society and received 6 nominations at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards including Best New Director.

Hanna Chan
陳漢娜

Actress and model Hanna Chan is one of Hong Kong’s most sought-after new talents. She first burst into the scene with her performance as Louis Koo’s missing daughter in Wilson Yip’s Paradox (NYAFF 2018). Her potential was quickly recognized with a nomination for “Best New Performer” at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards. Following this success, she was cast in various exciting films including G Affairs, In Love with Monster, Where All Roads End and TV series such as Afterlife Firm. Hanna has modelled for world renowned heritage fashion houses such as Dior, and was also spokesperson for Sony, Canon and MaBelle.

Kyle Li
李任燊

Kyle Li is an actor from Hong Kong and a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy. In 2012, he participated in his first drama called DIY2K and a youth idol drama series Y2K produced by RTHK. In 2014, he participated in Somewhere Beyond the Mist, the feature debut by acclaimed documentary director Cheung King-wai. His feature roles also include Timing, Our Seventeen, Members Only and others.