Making Waves Montreal: FLY ME TO THE MOON (但願人長久)

Brought to you by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) in collaboration with Asian Pop-Up Cinema, Chicago, and with support from Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (Toronto), theMaking Waves Montrealfestival will showcase a curated selection of works by emerging directors from Hong Kong.The programme will feature six feature-length films, all with their Montreal premieres. Some directors and principal cast members from these films will be specially flown in from Hong Kong to introduce their works and engage in Q&A sessions.The selection promises to showcase a new generation of Hong Kong filmmakers breaking new ground by moving away from martial arts-action flicks and instead telling culturally relevant and stylistically sophisticated stories.

Making Waves Montreal

From October 24 to 26, the best of Hong Kong's new cinema will be
presented at the Cineplex Forum.

Cinéma Cineplex Forum et VIP

Making Waves Montreal 2024

Making Waves Montreal: From Oct. 24 to 26, the best of Hong Kong's new cinema will be presented at the Cineplex Forum!

<h1>FLY ME TO THE MOON (但願人長久)</h1> MONTREAL PREMIERE Hong Kong | Drama | 2023 | 113 mins. In Cantonese w/ English subtitlesDIRECTOR: Sasha ChukSTARRING: Wu Kang-Ren, Sasha Chuk, Angela Yuen, Yoyo Tse Wing-Yan, Natalie HsuFILM SOURCE: Golden SceneINTRO/Q&A by actor Yoyo Tse Wing-Yan.Winner of several prestigious awards from the Golden Horse Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Critics Society, rising filmmaker Sasha Chuk wrote, directed and co-starred in her 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 sisters, and their relationship with the delinquent dad played by award-winning Wu Kang-Ren (ABANG ABDIK).FLY ME TO THE MOON (但願人長久) – Première montréalaise Lauréate de plusieurs prix prestigieux décernés par le Golden Horse Film Festival et la Hong Kong Film Critics Society, la cinéaste Sasha Chuk écrit, réalise et tient le rôle principal dans son tout premier long-métrage, adapté de son propre roman semi-autographique. Commençant en 1997, à un tournant important de l’histoire de Hong Kong, le récit couvre deux décennies turbulentes dans la vie de deux sœurs, et leur relation avec un père délinquant interprété par l’acteur primé Wu Kang-ren (ABANG ABDIK).Please Note: Ticketing for this free screening does not guarantee entry. Entry is on a first-come, first-serve basis and subject to available seating. Reserved seats tickets holders must redeem their tickets no later than 15 minutes before showtimes.  The festival has the right to release any unclaimed reserved seats 15 minutes before showtimes. To guarantee seating, we offer a donation option on our ticketing page. Thank you for the support!

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