SFFILM

The Bay Area's home for the world's finest films and filmmakers.

Hong Kong Cinema

Jul 12 - Aug 5, 2020

Featuring three diverse and exciting new films and one reprise from the 2017 SFFILM Festival, this year's Hong Kong Cinema showcases emerging Hong Kong directors with each online screening supplemented by a live-streamed conversation with key cast and crew members. These films tackle important issues such as disability, aging in the gay community, and mental illness with insight and candor. Stellar performances abound, including career-best roles for superstars Shawn Yue, Alex Lam, and Anthony Wong. Though we'll miss seeing one another in person, this year's program offers exciting opportunities to virtually engage with an exciting roster of up-and-coming international talent in front of and behind the camera.  

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2020 Program

A man in a wheelchair and a woman beside him with a camera around her neck tilt their heads and gaze above them and squint.

"Still Human" Online Screening and Q&A

"Still Human" Online Screening and Q&A

The relationship between a paralyzed man and his Filipina caretaker develops with sensitivity and nuance in Oliver Chan's debut film.

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Two men holding shopping bags chat and walk through an outdoor marketplace.

"Twilight's Kiss" Online Screening and Q&A

"Twilight's Kiss" Online Screening and Q&A

The challenges facing aging gay men are dramatized with great warmth in Ray Yeung’s Hong Kong-set portrait of a new love affair.

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A climber hoists himself by pulling ropes attached to his body and wheelchair up along a rocky vertical cliff.

"Lion Rock" Online Screening and Q&A

"Lion Rock" Online Screening and Q&A

David Ki (Alex Lam) is an internationally ranked outdoor climber with his sights set on further glory when a freeway accident leaves him without the use of both legs.

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A man stares at himself in a rusted, shattered mirror that is reflected in three different angles.

"Mad World" Online Screening and Q&A

"Mad World" Online Screening and Q&A

Wong Chun’s first feature film Mad World quietly and perceptively tells the story of one man afflicted with bipolar disorder.

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