With the shared objective of promoting and recognizing outstanding Asian cinematic works, the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) collaborates with the Broadway Cinematheque this year in presenting AFAA’s flagship film roadshow – Asian Cinerama (the programme). Financially supported by Create Hong Kong and the Film Development Fund of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Asian Cinerama will take place at Broadway Cinematheque and Premiere Elements from 23 May to 7 June 2020.
      
The programme will open with Wet Season directed by a Singaporean director Anthony CHEN who won various prizes in different awards and festivals with his previous work Ilo Ilo.
         
Other outstanding Asian films that will showcase in the programme include, first-time director Katayama Shinzo’s Siblings of the cape describes; Goodbye Mother by new Vietnamese director Trinh Dinh Le Minh; Fukuoka, directed by Korean-chinese director Zhang Lu who was nominated the best director in the 2nd edition of Asian Film Awards, talks about the story between two men and a quirky girl who enters their life suddenly; Nina Wu, which is directed by Myanmar-born Taiwanese director Midi Z, also Ke-Xi Wu, who also co-wrote the script based on her own personal experiences ; Coming Home Again, directed by Wayne Wang, is based on the award-winning essay by Chang-rae Lee, describes the emotions in the past and memories while taking care of his mom and preparing the traditional Korean meals .
         
         
               
Goodbye Mother(Asian Cinerama)
Van, a young Vietnamese bachelor graduated in the US, returns to his hometown in Vietnam with his Vietnamese-American boyfriend, Ian. His mother is very happy with her son’s visit, but feels rather…
Fukuoka(Asian Cinerama)
From Iri and Chongqing to Gyeongju and Gunsan, Zhang Lu’s works often draw on specific places to reflect on memories and turmoil while floating between languages and cultures. The director’s…
Ilo Ilo(Asian Cinerama)
Set in Singapore, ILO ILO chronicles the relationship between the Lim family and their newly arrived maid, Teresa. Like many other Filipino women, she has come to this city in search of a better life.…
Coming Home Again(Asian Cinerama)
Based on the personal essay by award-winning Korean-American author Chang-rae Lee. The young writer starts his day taking care of his cancer-stricken mother alone while preparing for the family a…
Siblings Of The Cape(Asian Cinerama)
Yoshio lives with his sister Mariko, who has a disability that requires his constant care. Struggle to make a living, Yoshio loses his job due to his own disability. Sooner, he finds out that his…
Wet Season(Asian Cinerma)
[An one-hour post screening sharing section will be hold on 23/5] …
Nina Wu(Asian Cinerama)
A kaleidoscopic psychological thriller for the #MeToo era, Nina Wu chronicles the rise of an actress from aspiring nobody to hot film star, with an unflinching focus on the sordid compromises that…