23rd New York Asian Film Festival

July 12-28, 2024

Hong Kong Panorama

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East Coast Premiere
從今以後

A sexagenarian's grief-stricken odyssey through Hong Kong's legal labyrinth after her life partner's death, in Ray Yeung's lyrical, devastating ode to love's resilience against the odds. Winner of the 2024 Berlin Teddy Award.

Saturday July 13, 9:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

Intro and Q&A with director Ray Yeung, actor Tai Bo and actress Patra Au

North American Premiere
海關戰線

Bullets fly as customs agents navigate an arms-smuggling conspiracy in this adrenalized, switchback-laden thriller that'll have you white-knuckling your armrest till the credits roll.

Wednesday July 17, 8:30pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

Intro and Q&A with Nicholas Tse, Screen International Star Asia Awardee

U.S. Premiere
拼命三郎

An action-packed, heart-tugging drama about a reformed gangster and repentant father (Patrick Tam) on a go-for-broke journey to reclaim a brighter tomorrow, by Ip Man screenwriter Chan Tai-Lee.

Spotlight on 852 Films
尋找極致的喜悅:火與冰

A rousing, trans-generational musical journey about the search for happiness and relearning how to laugh, connect with and trust one another, as creative powerhouse Josie Ho takes a group of musicians and students to Iceland, officially one of the world’s happiest—and most scenic—countries.

Sunday July 21, 9:00pm (Look Cinemas, LOOK Cinemas W57)
North American Premiere
但願人長久

An expansive, inspiring family drama, based on director Sasha Chuk’s own novella, this follows 20 turbulent years in the lives of two Hunanese sisters who immigrate to Hong Kong in search of new lives, even as their dad (Wu Kang-ren of Abang Adik, NYAFF 2023) grapples with the dark side.

Friday July 19, 6:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

Intro and Q&A with director Sasha Chuk

Sunday July 21, 3:30pm (Look Cinemas, LOOK Cinemas W57)

Intro and Q&A with director Sasha Chuk

World Premiere
給愛麗絲

An engaging chamber piece about fathers, daughters, guns and payback that showcases surprising emotional resonance, thanks to seasoned vet Tai Bo and rising star Kuku So and the historic Mirador Mansion, where their adventure unfolds.

Saturday July 13, 3:45pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

Intro and Q&A with director Chow Kam Wing, screenwriter Lam Tsz Ki, and cast members Tai Bo and Kuku So

World Premiere
裡應外合

A martial arts fantasy-adventure that amps up classic tropes with a modern sensibility, as an old master and savant protégé flex their skills and six-pack abs in a war against the benevolent shifu’s renegade pupil… unleashing a full-fledged old-school-meets-new-blood action extravaganza that harkens back to Chinatown Saturday matinees of yesteryear.

Monday July 15, 6:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

Intro and Q&A with actor Angus Yeung

North American Premiere
我談的那場戀愛

A moving, absorbing feature debut starring the vibrant Sandra Ng (Zero to Hero, NYAFF 2021) as a wealthy, widowed doctor whose deepening relationship on a dating app is actually with a charming young scammer, who begins having second thoughts.

Monday July 15, 8:45pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

Intro and Q&A with director Ho Miu-ki

New York Premiere
填詞L

This dynamic musical ode to chasing one’s dream despite a cruel, uncaring world stars rising actress Chung Suet Ying (a lyricist in her own right) as the budding-songwriter protagonist who evolves from geeky high schooler to young career woman, providing first-hand insight into the highly competitive and insular entertainment industry.

Wednesday July 24, 6:00pm (Look Cinemas, LOOK Cinemas W57)
Special Screening
上海之夜

A soldier and a showgirl, their wartime tryst a fading memory, waltz unknowingly around each other in postwar Shanghai, while a starry-eyed ingénue stumbles into their orbit. Nostalgia, thy name is heartbreak.

Sunday July 28, 2:00pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)
North American Premiere
九龍城寨之圍城

A delirious shot of pure adrenaline for action junkies, this love letter to Hong Kong cinema’s kinetic legacy is set in the inglorious days of 1980s Kowloon Walled City, with Raymond Lam as a magnetic hero up against the unfettered criminal anarchy of villains Sammo Hung and Louis Koo.

Sunday July 28, 7:00pm (Silas Theatre, SVA Theatre)

Intro and Q&A with producer John Chong and actor Philip Ng

Special Screening
叔.叔

A landmark of “forbidden love” cinema, this profoundly moving portrait of a later-life relationship between two married men in Hong Kong sensitively probes the isolation faced by those living outside traditional family structures.

Sunday July 14, 6:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

Intro and Q&A with director Ray Yeung and actor Tai Bo, Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Awardee