23rd New York Asian Film Festival

July 12-28, 2024

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North American Premiere

Fly Me to the Moon

但願人長久

Rising filmmaker Sasha Chuk wrote, directed and stars in this acclaimed feature debut adapted from her own semi-autographical novella. Starting in 1997, a turning point in Hong Kong history, the narrative spans two turbulent decades in the lives of two Hunanese sisters. As young girls, they move to Hong Kong with their mother to reunite with their father. Their hopes for a bright future in the bustling metropolis are soon all but dashed by his criminal lifestyle. Undaunted, they navigate the tempestuous waters of immigration, adolescence, and the search for self in a city caught between two worlds. Produced by Stanley Kwan and featuring a heart-wrenching turn by Wu Kang-ren (Abang Adik, NYAFF 2023 Uncaged Award Winner for Best Film) as the delinquent dad, and a breakthrough performance by newcomer Yoyo Tse, Fly Me to the Moon is a stunning achievement that marks the arrival of a major new talent in world cinema.

Director: Sasha Chuk
Producer: Jun Li
Cast: Wu Kang-ren, Sasha Chuk, Angela Yuen
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Hunan Dialect, Japanese with English subtitles
2023; 113 min.

SCHEDULE:

Friday July 19, 6:00pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Intro and Q&A with director Sasha Chuk

Sunday July 21, 3:30pm
LOOK Cinemas W57

Intro and Q&A with director Sasha Chuk

Sasha Chuk
祝紫嫣

Sasha Chuk majored in Chinese literature and Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. Her short film The Dropout of Her (2019) won Best Cinematography at the 13th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival. Her next short film, Plain Sailing (2022), won the Gold Award at the 27th ifva Awards (Asian Open Category) and was also selected in the 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. In 2020, she won the 6th First Film Initiative by Create Hong Kong with her screenplay Fly Me to the Moon, adapted from her novel. Fly Me to The Moon is her feature directorial debut, which earned her a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 60th Golden Horse Awards.

Felix Tsang

Felix Tsang is the Sales and Acquisitions Manager of Golden Scene. His responsibilities include acquiring foreign films for distribution in Hong Kong and representing local films in the international film market, such as Mad World (NYAFF 2017), Still Human (NYAFF 2019) The Sunny Side of the Street (NYAFF 2022) and Fly Me to the Moon (NYAFF 2024). In 2021 and 2022, he was invited to participate in the Rotterdam Lab as an Industry Expert. He is also a director of Golden Scene Cinema and Blacklight Artist Management.