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    NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, July 12–28, 2024



    NYAFF: FULL LINEUP BY SECTION (94 films)

    FESTIVAL COVERAGE SECTION

    NYAFF SITE INTRODUCTION



    PROGRAM
    OPENING FILM
    Victory | dir. Park Beom-su, South Korea, 2024 | World Premiere

    CENTERPIECE PRESENTATION
    The Killers | dir. Lee Myung-Se, Chang Hang-jun, Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, South Korea, 2024 | World Premiere

    CLOSING FILM
    Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | dir. Soi Cheang, Hong Kong, 2024 | North American Premiere

    BEYOND BORDERS (5)
    Films about characters confronting new cultures
    18x2 Beyond Youthful Days | dir. Michihito Fujii, Japan/Taiwan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    A Balloon’s Landing | dir. Angel Teng, Taiwan, Hong Kong, 2024 | International Premiere
    Fly Me to the Moon | dir. Sasha Chuk, Hong Kong, 2023 | North American Premiere
    Salli | dir. Lien Chien-Hung, Taiwan, 2023 | East Coast Premiere
    The Time of Huan Nan | dir. Leading Lee, Taiwan, 2023 | International Premiere

    CROWD PLEASERS (6)
    Films that captivate, comfort, and cheer
    90 Years Old – So What? | dir. Tetsu Maeda, Japan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Breaking and Re-entering | dir. Leo Wang, Taiwan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Kingdom: Return of the Great General | dir. Shinsuke Sato, Japan, 2024 | International Premiere
    Let’s Go Karaoke! | dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita, Japan, 2023 | North American Premiere
    Love Lies | dir. Ho Miu-ki, Hong Kong, 2024 | North American Premiere
    The Yin Yang Master Zero | dir. Shimako Sato, Japan, 2024 | North American Premiere

    FILMMAKER IN FOCUS: RAY YEUNG (3)
    All Shall Be Well | dir. Ray Yeung, Hong Kong, 2024 | East Coast Premiere
    Front Cover | dir. Ray Yeung, U.S., 2024 | Special Screening
    Twilight’s Kiss | dir. Ray Yeung, Hong Kong, 2019 | Special Screening

    FRONTLINES (3)
    Films grounded in the lives of those in marginalized communities, with narratives that examine pressing issues
    Granny Prostitutes | dir. Joel Lamangan, Philippines, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Old Fox | dir. Hsiao Ya-Chuan, Taiwan, 2023 | East Coast Premiere
    The Cursed Land | dir. Panu Aree, Thailand, 2024 | North American Premiere

    GENRE MASTERS (11)
    Innovative new work that tweaks and twists genre conventions
    Baby Assassins: Nice Days | dir. Yugo Sakamoto, Japan, 2024 | World Premiere
    Brush of the God | dir. Keizo Murase, Japan, 2024 | International Premiere
    Customs Frontline | dir. Herman Yau, Hong Kong, 2023 | North American Premiere
    Fight for Tomorrow | dir. Chan Tai-Lee, Hong Kong, 2024 | U.S. Premiere
    Inexternal | dir. Yuen Kim-Wai, Hong Kong, 2024 | World Premiere
    Operation Undead | dir. Kongkiat Komesiri, Thailand, 2024 | World Premiere
    Pattaya Heat | dir. Yang Shupeng, Thailand, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Respati | dir. Sidharta Tata, Indonesia, 2024 | North American Premiere
    The Guest | dir. Yeon Je-gwang, South Korea, 2023 | North American Premiere
    The Sin | dir. Han Dong-seok, South Korea, 2023 | North American Premiere
    Wolf Hiding | dir. Marc Ma, China, 2024 | North American Premiere

    PRIME PICKS – SOUTH KOREA (4)
    Focusing on the top films of the year from one country, both from a popular and critical standpoint

    12.12: The Day | dir. Kim Seong-su, South Korea, 2023 | Special Screening
    Escape | dir. Lee Jong-pil, South Korea, 2023 | Special Screening
    Exhuma | dir. Jang Jae-hyun, South Korea, 2023 | Special Screening
    The Roundup: Punishment | dir. Heo Myeong-haeng, South Korea, 2024 | Special Screening

    NEXT/NOW (10)
    Highlighting emerging voices and promising works by up-and-coming directors
    A Long Shot | dir. Gao Peng, China, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Carefree Days | dir. Liang Ming, China, 2024 | North American Premiere
    City of Wind | dir. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Mongolia, 2024 | New York Premiere
    Dμdi (弟弟) | dir. Sean Wang, U.S., 2024 | New York Premiere
    For Alice | dir. Chow Kam Wing, Hong Kong, 2024 | World Premiere
    Galaxy Writer | dir. Li Kuo, Shan Dandan, China, 2023 | North American Premiere
    The Lyricist Wannabe | dir. Norris Wong, Hong Kong, 2024 | New York Premiere
    Not Friends | dir. Atta Hemwadee, Thailand, 2023 | North American Premiere
    Pierce | dir. Nelicia Low, Taiwan/Singapore, 2023 | North American Premiere
    When This Is All Over | dir. Kevin Mayuga, Philippines, 2024 | North American Premiere

    NYAFF 2024 RESTORED CLASSICS (2)
    Shanghai Blues | dir. Tsui Hark, Hong Kong, 2024 | Special Screening
    Three Seasons | dir. Tony Bui, Vietnam, 2024 | Special Screening

    SPOTLIGHT ON 852 FILMS (3)
    Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice | dir. Kim Chan, Dee Lam, Hong Kong, 2022 | Special Screening
    Habit (International Version) | dir. Janell Shirtcliff, U.S., 2021 | North American Premiere
    Onpaku | dir. Shogo Fujii, Japan/Hong Kong, 2022 | New York Premiere

    STANDOUTS (5)
    Exceptional films, regardless of premiere status
    Be With Me | dir. Hwarng Wern Ying, Taiwan, 2023 | East Coast Premiere
    Brief History of a Family | dir. Lin Jianjie, China, 2024 | New York Premiere
    Bushido | dir. Kazuya Shiraishi, Japan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Gold Boy | dir. Shusuke Kaneko, Japan/China, 2023 | North American Premiere
    Snow Leopard | dir. Pema Tseden, China, 2024 | New York Premiere

    VANGUARDS (5)
    Original films that break away from formalistic and/or narrative conventions
    FAQ | dir. Kim Da-min, South Korea, 2023 | North American Premiere
    Reversi | dir. Adrian Teh, Malaysia, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Supposed | dir. Thanakorn Pongsuwan, Thailand, 2023 | North American Premiere
    The Missing | dir. Carl Joseph E. Papa, Philippines, 2024 | East Coast Premiere
    The Tenants | dir. Yoon Eun-Kyung, South Korea, 2023 | North American Premiere

    UNCAGED AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM COMPETITION (8)
    Frankenstein Father | dir. Choi Jea-young, South Korea, 2024 | International Premiere
    How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | dir. Pat Boonnitipat, Thailand, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Ichiko | dir. Akihiro Toda, Japan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Snow in Midsummer | dir. Chong Keat Aun, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, 2024 | U.S. Premiere
    Suffocating Love | dir. Liao Ming-yi, Taiwan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    The Escaping Man | dir. Wang Yichun, China, 2024 | International Premiere
    Trouble Girl | dir. Chin Chia-Hua, Taiwan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Women from Rote Island | dir. Jeremias Nyangoen, Indonesia, 2024 | North American Premiere

    SHORTS PROGRAM 1: The Animals That Therefore We Are (7)
    A Snail Without Shell | dir. Mohin Rakhaine, Bangladesh, 2024 | International Premiere
    Bottle George | dir. Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi, Japan, 2024 | East Coast Premiere
    Fish Boy | dir. Christopher Yip, Canada, 2024 | New York Premiere
    Hot Seat | dir. Johmar Damiles, Philippines, 2024 | International Premiere
    Save My Soul | dir. Leung Kam Fai, Hong Kong/Nepal, 2024 | North American Premiere
    The Boys and the Donkey | dir. Tsering Yangjyab, China, 2024 | International Premiere
    The Horse | dir. Lan Yi-Tzu, Taiwan, 2024 | North American Premiere

    SHORTS PROGRAM 2: Echoes of Her Longing (6)
    A Karaoke Space Odyssey | dir. Achim Mendoza, Philippines/U.S., 2024 | East Coast Premiere
    Cross My Heart and Hope To Die | dir. Sam Manacsa, Philippines, 2024 | New York Premiere
    Don’t F*ck with Ba | dir. Sally Trần, U.S., 2024 | World Premiere
    Let | dir. Alyssa Loh, U.S., 2024 | East Coast Premiere
    On a Boat | dir. Heso, Japan, 2024 | International Premiere
    White Butterfly | dir. Catherine T. Nguyen, Vietnam, 2024 | East Coast Premiere

    SHORTS PROGRAM 3: Ode to Youth (7)
    A Summer’s End Poem | dir. Lam Can-zhao, China/Switzerland/Malaysia, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Fire of Last Night in Yimi’s Woods | dir. Yue Yue Niao, China/U.S., 2024 | World Premiere
    Now.Here | dir. Zhao Hao, China, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Present Tense | dir. Guan Haotian, China, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Shape of the Elephant | dir. Sam Kuwa, China/Japan, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Something Blue | dir. Li Chen, China, 2024 | World Premiere
    When a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad | dir. Liu Bohao, China/U.S., 2024

    SHORTS PROGRAM 4: Defiance Redefined (6)
    Children of Light | dir. Kang Min-kyu, South Korea/U.S., 2024
    Layover | dir. Taylor Sanghyun Lee, U.S., 2024 | East Coast Premiere
    Peeper | dir. Han Chang-lok, South Korea, 2024 | North American Premiere
    Pushup | dir. Ryu Ho-cheol, South Korea, 2024 | International Premiere
    Seoul Switch | dir. Liann Kaye, U.S., 2024 | East Coast Premiere
    The Killing Line | dir. Kim Kyu-jin, South Korea, 2024 | International Premiere

    NYAFF AT FLC TICKET PRICING AND INFO:
    Tickets for the 23rd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival go on sale June 20 at 2pm ET, with early access to FLC screenings for FLC Members beginning June 20 at 12pm ET. FLC tickets are $19 for General Public; $17 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $14 for FLC Members.

    See more at FLC and save with a 3+ Film Package ($17 for General Public; $14 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $12 for FLC Members. Note: Opening Night and premium events are excluded.

    Opening Night tickets for Victory are $25 for the General Public and $20 for FLC Members, students, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Those who wish to attend the Opening Night screening and the Night Market can get tickets for $50 for the General Public and $40 for FLC Members, students, seniors, and persons with disabilities.

    Premium events include Customs Frontline and Kingdom: Return of the Great General. Premium event tickets are $25 for the General Public and $20 for FLC Members, students, seniors, and persons with disabilities.

    For additional information, please visit Film at Lincoln Center at filmlinc.org, New York Asian Film Festival at nyaff.org, and follow us on social media @filmlinc and @nyaff.

    NOTES TO EDITOR
    Please send all NYAFF press inquiries to: Qing.Jin@nyaff.org
    (Viewing links for key films are available by request)

    LINK TO FILM STILLS
    LINK TO FESTIVAL LOGO
    LINK TO FESTIVAL POSTER

    This year’s poster image is from the film The Time of Huan Nan, © Leading Creative CO., LTD

    NYAFF 2024 VENUES
    ● Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), July 12–22

    Walter Reade Theater, 165 W 65th Street, New York, NY
    ● SVA Theatre, July 22–28

    333 W 23rd Street, New York, NY
    ● LOOK Cinemas W57, July 13–15, July 18–21, July 23–25

    657 W 57th Street, New York, NY
    ● Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), Dates to be announced

    122 E 32nd St, New York, NY

    NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL (NYAFF)
    Celebrating its 23rd edition in 2024, the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is North America’s leading festival of Asian cinema. It was called “the best film festival in New York” by The Village Voice and “arguably the world’s best-curated program of new and classic Asian cinema” by IndieWire. Launched in 2002, the festival showcases a wildly diverse lineup of singular titles each year, ranging from mainstream blockbusters and art-house eccentricities to genre and cult classics. It was the first North American film festival to champion the works of Johnnie To, Bong Joon Ho, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, and other auteurs of contemporary Asian cinema. Notable festival guests have included Lee Byung-hun, Ryoo Seung-wan, Masami Nagasawa, Sammo Hung, Lee Jung-jae, and Jackie Chan. Since 2010, NYAFF has been produced in collaboration with Film at Lincoln Center.
    For more information, visit nyaff.org and follow @NYAFF on: Instagram, Facebook, X, #NYAFF2024

    NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FOUNDATION
    The New York Asian Film Foundation Inc. is America’s premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and appreciation of Asian film culture in all its forms, with year-round festivals and programs, and a view to building bridges between Asia and America.
    The New York Asian Film Foundation’s flagship event is the annual New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which has been presented in collaboration with Film at Lincoln Center since 2010. Now celebrating its 22nd year, NYAFF is North America’s leading festival of Asian cinema.

    The foundation’s other events and initiatives include special screening events and an annual Winter Showcase at the SVA Theatre.

    The New York Asian Film Festival, a program of the New York Asian Film Foundation, is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

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    BUSHIDO (Kazuya Shiraishi 2023)

    Aside from occasional silliness and a bit too much Go-playing, this foray by Shiraishi into the world of Jidaigeki period samurai drama is stately and beautiful.

    Bushido 碁盤斬り ("Gobangiri,""Go Board Cutting") , 129 mins., debuted May 1, 2024 at the Far East Festival in Udine, Italy. Screened as part of the NYAFF, showing Tuesday Jul 23, 8:15pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)
    Intro and Q&A with director Kazuya Shiraishi


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    CAREFREE DAYS (Liang Ming 2023)

    Actor-turned-filmmaker Ming's novel-based sophomore picture about a young woman with life-threatening kidney failure and her journey with two friends is full of troubling realism, chaos, and energy. Perhaps a bit too much, but an exciting new talent whose complex, rich way of filling the screen made made me think of early Jia Zhang-ke.

    Carefree Days 逍遥游 (Xiao yao you, "Carefree Journey"), 122 min., debuted Sept. 22, 2023 at San Sebastiαn. Screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF.

    SCHEDULE:
    Thursday Jul 18, 3:15pm
    Film at Lincoln Center
    Sunday Jul 21, 1:00pm
    LOOK Cinemas W57

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    A PR release from this year's NYFF features gay-related films.

    LGBTQ+ Visions and Horizons: Queer Lives Unbound at NYAFF
    This year at NYAFF, we're proud to highlight films that explore the intricate experiences of the queer community. From gut-wrenching tales of clandestine affairs to death-defying love stories and families torn by the law, these films are sure to have you deep in your feels.


    Feature Films


    Balloon's Landing poster
    A Balloon's Landing
    Sunday Jul 14, 4:15pm
    LOOK Cinemas W57


    Writer meets gangster, sparks fly, and off they go on a magical, life-changing Taiwanese odyssey. This heartwarming BL tale is a breathtaking journey of unexpected connections and self-discovery.


    All Shall Be Well poster

    All Shall Be Well
    Saturday Jul 13, 9:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center


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

    A sexagenarian goes on a 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.


    Front Cover poster
    Front Cover
    Thursday Jul 18, 6:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center


    Intro and Q&A with director Ray Yeung, actors Jake Choi and James Chen[/B]
    An evocative tale of love, identity, and cultural collision set in the high-fashion world, in which two men from different backgrounds find a profound connection.


    The Missing poster
    The Missing
    Sunday Jul 21, 4:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center
    Tuesday Jul 23, 6:00pm
    LOOK Cinemas W57


    This animated masterpiece deploys everything from childlike, two-dimensional drawings to rotoscoped action to explore harrowing themes in its compelling portrait of a young man who must overcome his trauma or completely lose himself—literally.


    The Time of Huan Nan poster
    The Time of Huan Nan
    Saturday Jul 13, 6:00pm
    LOOK Cinemas W57


    A dynamic, vibrant tale that blends the best of Taiwan’s new BL wave with the trademark sentiment of its landmark cinema, as it perceptively probes the passions of youth in 1991 and today, showcasing forgotten fashions and paying homage to Back to the Future.


    Twilight's Kiss poster
    Twilight’s Kiss (Suk Suk)
    Sunday Jul 14, 6:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center
    Intro and Q&A with director Ray Yeung and actor Tai Bo, Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Awardee


    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.

    ***
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    THE ESCAPING MAN (Wang Yichun 2023)

    Wang Yichun, who excels at doing several contradictory things at once, shows us one of the kindliest of kidnappings, while satirizing the new Chinese privileged class.

    The Escaping Man 绑架毛乎乎 ("Kidnapping ...."), 101 mins., was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF. For What's in the Darkness the 47-year-old director, who studied French before becoming a fimmmaker, won the best director award at the 9th FIRST International festival in Xining, China and it was included in the Berlinale Generation section in 2016. This is The Escaping Man's international debut.

    SCHEDULE:
    Friday Jul 26, 9:00pm
    SVA Theatre
    Intro and Q&A with director Wang Yichun and producer Zhao Wendi

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    GOLD BOY (Shusuke Kaneko 2023)

    Adaptation of a Chinese serial set on the island of Okinawa that plunges us in the troubling world of three evil teenagers, who keep killing people, and join up with an adult mark they've spotted murdering his rich in-laws whom they originally plan to blackmail.

    Gold Boyゴールド・ボーイ ("Golden Boy"), 128 min., Japanese theatrical release Mar. 8, 2024. Screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF (Jul. 12-28).

    SCHEDULE:
    Friday Jul 19, 3:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center
    Saturday Jul 20, 4:00pm
    LOOK Cinemas W57

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    LOVE LIES (Ho Miu-ki 2023)

    About a relationship on a dating app that is completely false, yet keeps getting closer and closer. A new, clever inversion of the rom-com. Veteran actress Sandra Ng and K-Pop star Cheung Tin-fu are brilliant in the leads, with a good supporting cast.

    Love Lies 我談的那場戀愛 ("The Love I Had"), 116 mins., was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF (Jul. 12-20).

    SCHEDULE:
    Monday July 15, 8:45pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
    Intro and Q&A with director Ho Miu-ki

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    FOR ALICE (Chow Kam Wing 2023)

    Hong Kong film about a mysterious elderly rescuer who turns out to be a close relative of a young woman: nostalgic treatment, an impressive two-hander.

    For Alice給愛麗絲 ("For Alice"), 82 mins., debuted in New York Jul. 13, 2024, and was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF.

    SCHEDULE:
    Saturday Jul 13, 3:45pm
    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

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    BE WITH ME (Hwarng Wern-ying 2023)

    A complex, multi-time-frame portrait of a the viewpoint of a Taiwan production designer and several men in her life, including her grandfather, with flashbacks that review - selectively - Taiwan's history back to the Forties. Flawed but impressive.

    Be With Me 車頂上的玄天上帝 ("The God of Heaven on the Roof"), 130 mins., was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF.
    SHOWTIME:
    Sunday July 14, 1:30pm
    LOOK Cinemas W57

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    SUFFOCATING LOVE (Liao Ming-yi 2023)

    Another iPhone-shot film about quirky young people and relationships with some of the main actors as the director's debut, IWeirDo 怪胎 (2020), including the photogenic Justin Lin. More of the new Taiwanese cinema.

    SuffocatingLove 愛的噩夢 ("Loves Nightmare"), 102 mins., debuted at Taipei Jun. 26, 2024. It was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF.

    SCHEDULE:
    Saturday July 27, 6:30pm (Silas Theatre, SVA Theatre)
    Intro and Q&A with director Liao Ming-yi and cast members Austin Lin and Nikki Hsieh

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    LET'S GO KARAOKE! (Nobuhiro Yamashita 2023)

    A lead boy soprano from a choir bonds with a yakuza gangster who seeks his help because he's afraid of being penalized by his boss for bad karaoke singing. Very cute, and with some amusing song numbers.

    Let's Go Karaoke!, 108 mins., debuted Taipei Nov. 2023; released Jan. and Feb. Japan and Taipei. It was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF.

    SCHEDULE:
    Wednesday July 24, 6:00pm
    SVA Theatre
    Intro and Q&A with director Nobuhiro Yamashita

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    THE MISSING (Carl Joseph E. Papa 2023)

    A young man's struggle to work though childhood sexual abuse presented in animation, mixing rotoscoping for the present time and a simpler, naive animated style for childhoood memories. The film, which shows the influence of Gregg Araki's MYSTERIOUS SKIN and Richard Linklater's WAKING LIFE, was the Philippines' best international feaature Oscar entry.

    The Missing/Iti Mapukpukaw, 90 mins., debuted the Philippines (Cinemalaya) Aug. 5, 2023; also shown at Rotterdam, Palm Springs, Jeonju, Netherlands. It was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF (Jul. 12-28).

    SCHEDULE:
    Sunday July 21, 4:00pm
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    WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER (Kevin Mayuga 2023)

    Another searching film from the Philippines, this time a more playful one. It's set in a Manilla condo high rise where a white looking young drug dealer called the Guy is pulled between the working class building staff and his posh misfit clients. Self questioning alternates with lots of partying and drug trips, all going on during the Covid lockdown.

    When This Is All Over, 87 mins., debuted at Pasay, Philippines (Cinemalaya) Aug. 5, 2023, also showing at Udine May 1, 2024. It was screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF (Jul. 12-28).

    SCHEDULE:
    Thursday July 18, 8:45pm
    Film at Lincoln Center
    Intro and Q&A with director Kevin Mayuga


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    SALLI (Lien Chien-hung 2023)

    A 38-year-old woman chicken farmer (Esther Liu) goes on a dating app to find romance and a mate, using the moniker Salli, and winds up having an adventurous and romantic trip to Paris and returning a different person, yet one content to be who she always was. A Taiwanese-French co-production. Justin Lin plays the younger brother.

    Salli 莎莉, 106 mins., debuted at Busan Oct. 5, 2023., and was also featured at Taipei Golden Horse, Gφteborg, Osaka, Singapore, LA (Asian Pacific) and Taipei. Screened for this review as part of the 2024 NYAFF (Jul. 12-28).
    SCHEDULE:
    Sunday July 28, 4:30pm
    SVA Theatre
    Intro with actor Austin Lin

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    OLD FOX (Hsiao Ya-Chuan 2023)

    An award-winning coming of age tale set in the economic turmoil of late-Eighties Taiwan. An11-year-old boy is torn between the mentoring of a meek, morally upright father and the rich local property boss who counsels him to be indifferent to the needs of others, a Dickensian way of seeing the world that's still effective even if it doesn't seem quite real.

    Old Fox 老狐狸, 111 min., debuted Oct. 27, 2023 at Tokyo and Nov. 11 at Taipei (best feature, best director), Golden Horse (best director award, other awards), and this year (Apr.-May 2024 at Udine Far East Film Festival. It was screened for the present review as part of the 2024 NYAFF (Jul. 12-28).
    SCHEDULE:
    Friday July 19, 6:30pm
    LOOK Cinemas W57

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