20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

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North American Premiere

Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice - The Director's Cut

尋找極致的喜悅：火與冰

Surprised to discover that Hong Kong ranks a low 74 on the World Happiness Index, creative powerhouse Josie Ho (Dream Home) decides to do something about it. After interviewing some folks about their personal dissatisfaction, she takes a group of musicians and students to Iceland, officially one of the world’s happiest—and most scenic—countries. There the adventurers relearn how to laugh, connect with and trust one another, explore natural wonders, and finally, collaborate with Icelandic musicians on a trans-generational musical journey in a dark and disconsolate world.

Directors: Dee Lam, Kim Chan
Cast: Josie Ho, MC Yan, Jim Chim, Jimmy Mak, Don Cruz, Dee Lam, Jan Lo, Cheung Yee-sik
Languages: Cantonese, English, Icelandic with English subtitles
2022; 96 min.

SCHEDULE:

Monday July 18, 8:30pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Director Kim Chan and Cast Member Josie Ho will attend the screening. The Q&A will be led by Robert Chang, Coordinating Producer POV, American Documentary Inc.

Kim Chan

Kim Chan is a Hong Kong multimedia director. In the past decade his projects have ranged from animation and commercials for TV to promotional videos and pop concerts. He served as the cinematographer of The Heavenly Kings (2006) and became a feature director with the documentary Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice.

Josie Ho

Award-winning actress, producer, rockstar and Hong Kong culture icon Josie Ho first graced the silver screen in 1994 and has appeared in such notable films as Exiled (2006), The Drummer (2007), Dream Home (2010), and Full Strike (2015), which she also produced. Ho received a Best Supporting Actress award for Naked Ambition in 2003 at the Hong Kong Film Awards and In the Room in 2017 at the Malaysian Film Awards. She is also a prolific producer and has worked on such international productions as How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), and Edge of the World (2019), in which she also starred.