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Join us on Thursday, July 9th for a private screening of award winning Suk Suk, followed by a Q&A session with Director Ray Yeung (CU MFA) and Cinematographer Ming Kai Leung (CU MFA). Suk Suk presents the story of two closeted married men in their twilight years, who must choose between their desires for each other or the families they have proudly created. Purchase a ticket to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there!

Event Information

Title: Suk Suk Movie Screening w/ Director Q&A

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020

Time: 19:40 - 21:30, followed by 30 min Q&A with Director Ray Yeung and Cinematographer Ming Kai Leung

Location: AMC Pacific Place 

Cost: 160 HKD per person

Suk Suk 

Brief Synopsis

"A rare, mature gay romance with plenty on its mind" - The Hollywood Reporter

SUK SUK presents the story of two closeted married men in their twilight years. One day PAK, 70, a taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets HOI, 65, a retired single father, in a park. Despite years of societal and personal pressure, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and determination. Yet in that brief initial encounter, something is unleashed in them which had been suppressed for so many years. As both men recount and recall their personal histories, they also contemplate a possible future together. 

8 Awards to Date:

• Winner Best Actor (Tai Bo) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Winner Best Supporting Actress (Patra Au Ga Man) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Winner Best Actor (Tai Bo) at Hong Kong Directors Guild Awards
• Winner Screenplay (Ray Yeung) at Hong Kong Screenwriters’ Guild Awards
• Winner Best Role in a Screenplay (Tai Bo) at Hong Kong Screenwriters’ Guild Awards
• Winner Best Film at Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• Winner Best Actor (Tai Bo) at Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• Winner Best Film at Kongest Film Awards (voted by the public for best representation of Hong Kong)

18 Nominations to Date:

• Nominated Best Original Screenplay (Ray Yeung) at Taipei Golden Horse Awards
• Nominated Best Narrative Feature at Taipei Golden Horse Awards
• Nominated Best Leading Actor (Tai Bo) at Taipei Golden Horse Awards
• Nominated Best Leading Actor (Ben Yuen) at Taipei Golden Horse Awards
• Nominated Best Supporting Actress (Patra Au Ga Man) at Taipei Golden Horse Awards
• Nominated Best Picture at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nominated Best Director (Ray Yeung) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nominated Best Screenplay (Ray Yeung) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nominated Best Supporting Actor (Lo Chun Yip) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nominated New Performer (Patra Au Ga Man) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nominated Best Film Editing (William Suk Ping Chang & Nose Chui Hing Chan) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nominated Best Costume & MakeUp Design (Albert Yick Sum Poon) at Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nominated Best Role in a Screenplay (Patra Au Ga Man) at Hong Kong Screenwriters’ Guild Awards
• Nominated Best Screenplay (Ray Yeung) at Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• Nominated Best Director (Ray Yeung) at Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• Nominated Best Actor (Ben Yuen) at Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• Nominated Best Feature Film for Teddy Award at Berlin International Film Festival
• Nominated Best Actor (Ben Yuen) at Kongest Film Awards (voted by the public for best representation of Hong Kong)

About the Director 

“Yeung’s sympathetic and non-judgmental screenplay is full of smartly observed, naturalistic moments which detail the family lives of his two protagonists and their feelings of obligation to those they brought into the world…The widescreen production package is solid and the camera-work never prurient.” - Variety  

Ray Yeung's first feature film, CUT SLEEVE BOYS, premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2005. The film won Best Feature at the Outfest Fusion Festival in Los Angeles and Best Actor for Chowee Leow at the Madrid Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Ray since has premiered other featured films (including FRONT COVER), written & directed short films (including YELLOW FEVER and A BRIDGE TO THE PAST) as well as having directed two plays (BANANA SKIN & THE THIRD SEX). Ray has won numerous awards including at the Outfest Fusion Festival, FilmOut LFBT Film Festival, Outflix Film Festival and the New Hampshire Film Festival. Suk Suk, released in 2019, won awards at the HK Film Awards, HK Directors Guild Awards, HK Screenwriters' Guild Awards, HK Film Critics Society Awards, and the Kongest Film Awards. The film also has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ray is a Columbia University MFA graduate. He is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival since 2000, currently the longest running lesbian and gay film festival in Asia.

Ming Kai Leung (Cinematographer)

Ming Kai Leung has shot more than a dozen features and numerous shorts around the world. Features include Sylvia Chang's MURMUR OF THE HEARTS, which opened the Hong Kong International Film Festival; Anocha Suwichakornpong's BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK (Locarno and Toronto International Film Festivals; four different Thai Best Picture of the Year awards; a Thai nomination for
Best Cinematography); and Johnny Ma's OLD STONE (Berlin, Toronto International Film Festivals; a Canadian nomination for Best Cinematography). Ming Kai competed in the debut feature section of Poland's Plus Camerimage, the International Festival for the Art of Cinematography. While attending the Busan Asian Film Academy, he won the Best Performance Award, as well as Technicolor's post-production package. He received his MFA in film from Columbia University in New York, where he won the school's Best Cinematography award three times. Ming Kai previously attained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Hong Kong.