| HONG KONG FILMART 2012 |
| At FILMART: Booth 1B-E13, 15, Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre |
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| MARLEY by KEVIN MACDONALD |
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USA, 2012, English, Music/Documentary
Featuring: Bob Marley
| MARLEY is the definitive film about a true international icon of the 20th Century. His music and message of love and redemption are known throughout the world and his story has finally been brought to life in this definitive work by the acclaimed talent of Kevin Macdonald. Filming took place as far afield as Ghana, Japan and the UK, in addition to Bob’s beloved Jamaica and the USA and marks the first time ever his family has authorized the use of their own private archives. Macdonald joined with the Marley family, Chris Blackwell and Steve Bing to direct the ultimate, authorized documentary film on the life, legacy and global impact of a legend, one of the most influential singers, songwriters, musicians and activists in history. Only a handful of musicians have ever achieved such an impact and Bob Marley, though his life was far too short, stands among them. |
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| BUGIS STREET REDUX by YONFAN |
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Hong Kong, 1995/2012, 98’, English & Mandarin, Drama
Cast: HIEP Thi Le, Michael LAM, Greg-O, Ernest SEAH, David KNIGHT
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In revisiting and reworking his earlier cult classic, Director Yonfan had all the contemporary film restoration tools and toys at his disposal. BUGIS STREET REDUX is the outcome of that effort. When it first hit the film and festival circuit BUGIS STREET was a groundbreaking film for the director and for Asia. Shot on location in Singapore, the actual spot (then called Bugis Junction/Bugis Street) was long known to locals as the center of the real nightlife there. It was where one could find local transvestites, prostitutes, and transsexuals mixing it up with both Singapore’s high society and underground gay culture together with US sailors and soldiers on military leave. The film features actress Hiep Thi Le in her first role right after her film debut in Oliver Stone’s HEAVEN AND EARTH. The film also featured and co-starred many of the real locals from Bugis Street. The film marked Yonfan’s first collaboration with Fruit Chan who served as screen writer and later went on to become a renowned director in his own right.
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| LOST IN PARADISE by VU NGOC DANG |
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Vietnam, 2011, 103’, Vietnamese, Drama, Gay
Cast: Luong Manh Hai, Ho Vinh Khoa, Hieu Hien, Phuong Thanh
| LOST IN PARADISE takes a provocative yet compassionate look at a group of people who live, love and exist on the fringes in modern Vietnam. Khoa, a naive, innocent 20 year old guy from the countryside arrives in Saigon to begin a new life. He is soon befriended by Dong, a handsome smooth talker who offers him a place to stay. But he discovers that there is another guy, Lam, living there too. The two guys who turn out to be boyfriends, steal all his cash and belongings and run away. Lam, who then in turn is abandoned by Dong, returns to the street as a prostitute, while Khoa, disillusioned and left penniless, takes on menial jobs to survive. Realizing that both are lonely, they begin a loving yet delicate relationship. |
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| OFFICIAL SELECTION - HKIFF |
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CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A
HOLLYWOOD REBEL
by ALEX STAPLETON
USA, 2011, 95’ English, Documentary
Featuring: Roger Corman, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson,
Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, Bruce Dern,
Quentin Tarantino, Paul W. S. Anderson, Peter Fonda,
Todd McCarthy and many others
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Official Selection: Sundance, Cannes, Sydney, Pusan, Tokyo
| The film tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood’s most prolific writer-director producer, the true “godfather” of independent filmmaking. Known for working fast and wallowing in the cult movie world, he also taught the next generation of film greats, including Scorsese, Demme, Coppola, Cameron, even Ron Howard, all of whom the film has featured. |
Screenings:
| Mar 25 |
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5.00 pm |
UA iSQUARE |
| Mar 28 |
(Wed) |
3.00 pm |
UA iSQUARE |
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GOODBYE
by MOHAMMAD RASOULOF
Iran, 2011, 104’, Farsi, Drama
Cast: Leyla Zare, Hassan Pourshirazi, Behname Tashakor,
Sima Tirandaz, Roya Teymorian
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Best Director - Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2011;
University Youth Jury Award, Antalya IFF 2011
| In the desperate situation in today's Iran, a young female lawyer whose professional license has been revoked is several months pregnant. She lives alone, while her journalist husband is obliged to live in hiding. Pursued by the authorities, almost a stranger in her own country, she decides to flee. |
Screenings:
| Apr 1 |
(Sun) |
5.00 pm |
UA Langham Place |
| Apr 5 |
(Thu) |
7.30 pm |
UA Langham Place |
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WETLANDS (MARÉCAGES)
by GUY ÉDOIN
Canada, 2011, 111’, French, Drama
Cast: Pascale Bussières, Gabriel Maillé, Luc Picard
CANADA'S TOP TEN FILMS OF 2011 BY TIFF
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| Tragedy strikes a family in rural Canada struggling to keep their dairy farm from going under. The man of the family is killed in a freak accident leaving his wife as the sole provider and caregiver looking after their rebellious teenage son who is dealing with his emerging sexuality. The father's sudden death is not the first time this family suffers a loss. Now the bonds of family are being tested when the relationship between mother and son becomes strained as she seeks comfort in the arms of a stranger who arrives at the farm with questionable intent. |
Screenings:
| Mar 27 |
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7.30 pm |
The Grand Cinema |
| Apr 5 |
(Thu) |
2.30 pm |
HK Arts Centre Agnes b. CINEMA! |
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CAMERA
by JAMES LEONG
Singapore, Suspense/Thriller
Status: Post Production
Promo Footage available at Fortissimo Stand!
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DJINN
by TOBE HOOPER
UAE, Arabic/English, Supernatural Horror Thriller
Cast: Khalid Laith (THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE), Razane Jammal
(CARLOS)
Status: Post-Production
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HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES
by JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL
USA, English, Romance/Sci-Fi/Music
Status: In Development
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MONSOON SHOOTOUT
India, Hindi, Thriller
Status: Post-Production
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by ANAND GANDHI
India, Hindi, Drama
Status: Post-Production
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WHAT MAISIE KNEW
by SCOTT MCGEHEE and DAVID SIEGEL
USA, English, Drama
Cast: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan,
Onata Aprile
Status: Post-Production
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WHITE FROG
by QUENTIN LEE
USA, English, Coming of Age/Drama
Cast: Joan Chen, BD Wong, Kelly Hu, Harry Shum Jr.,
Booboo Stewart
Status: Completed
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| FORTISSIMOFILMS At FILMART (March 19 - 22): Booth 1B-E13, 15, Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre |
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