25th New York Asian Film Festival

July 10-26, 2026

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North American Premiere

Dog Day Evening

一個部門的誕生

A man is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. Feeling alone with his grievance and facing the city’s worst customer service, he makes a sudden drastic choice, taking staff and customers hostage, and making one demand: he wants to cancel his cable subscription. Because apparently, this requires escalation. Mak Tin-shu, Hong Kong Film Awards-winning screenwriter of Trivisa and Detective vs. Sleuths, makes his directing debut with a farce about the pettiest of modern frustrations: the monthly plan that will not die. Byzantine contracts, scripted apologies, and bureaucratic runaround feed the mounting exasperation, until one man’s impossible cancellation request has swallowed the entire workplace. With Michael Ning, Fish Liew, Rachel Leung, Mak Pui-tung, Tse Wing-yan, and Yukki Tai caught in the madness.

Director: Mak Tin Shu
Producers: Alvin Lam, Lau Ho Leung
Screenwriter: Mak Tin Shu
Cast: Michael Ning, Mak Pui Tung, Rachel Leung, Fish Liew, Yukki Tai
Languages: Cantonese with English Subtitles
2026; 109 min.; DCP
Country: Hong Kong

SCHEDULE:

Sunday July 19, 4:00pm
SVA Theatre

Intro and Q&A with director Mak Tin Shu