24th New York Asian Film Festival

July 11-27, 2025

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U.S. Premiere

Smashing Frank

搗破法蘭克

Gen-Z provocateurs wearing bunny masks execute audacious Robin Hood-style heists targeting wealthy storefronts. Known as Frank, this motley crew prioritizes subversion of the greedy upper class over money. When confronting a powerful sham church and its money-laundering scheme, they realize they've bitten off more than they can chew. Led by charismatic Hedwig Tam, Trevor Choi’s debut film boldly merges traditional Hong Kong crime action with contemporary YouTube and TikTok influences, cutting a fresh, hyper-stylized path across the screen.

Director: Trevor Choi
Cast: Hedwig Tam, Kaki Sham, Locker Lam, Renci Yeung, Ben Yuen, Alan Yeung Wai Lun
Languages: Cantonese with English subtitles
2024; 88 min.
Country: Hong Kong

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Hedwig Tam
談善言

Hedwig Tam made her film debut in Weeds on Fire (2016), receiving a nomination for Best New Performer at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. She went on to star in The First Girl I Loved (NYAFF 2021) and Hong Kong Family (2022), among other films. In 2025, she won Best Actress at the 31st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards and received a nomination for Best Actress at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance in Montages of a Modern Motherhood (2024). In 2025, she starred in Smashing Frank.

Trevor Choi
蔡康凝

Trevor Choi graduated from the university of Waterloo in Canada, and returned to Hong Kong in 2018 in order to attend a directing masterclass held by the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild. Having directed a number of short films, his work Ouroboros (2018) was selected for official competition by many international film festivals. In 2021, he co-founded the film-centered YouTube channel "16by9" and wrote and directed the miniseries An Actor Prepares to Starve, as well as a number of other film-related variety shows. Fresh off Markham, his debut feature film, which he co-directed and produced, had its premiere at the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival and was nominated for a Firebirds Award. Smashing Frank marks Choi's first feature film as a solo director.