There is a common saying about people living in their dreams and having lost touch with reality. With their “head in the clouds”, it is often difficult to communicate with friends and colleagues who do not seem to look beyond their dreams, how it is affecting others and what purpose it has in the long run. This phrase and many other seem to be at the core of director Wylie Chan's 2023 short feature “Life of Cloud”, his overall third directorial effort, which may also serve to highlight his skills as a visual storyteller since it includes various CGI elements to enhance the tale of a person facing the truth about his life.
Life of Cloud is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Ever since his childhood, inventor Cheung Tak-hung (Chu Pak-Hong) has been obsessed with the creation of clouds. He has forgotten everything around him, including his friends and family,...
Life of Cloud is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Ever since his childhood, inventor Cheung Tak-hung (Chu Pak-Hong) has been obsessed with the creation of clouds. He has forgotten everything around him, including his friends and family,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
This sequel to 2021’s Hong Kong movie, Ready O/R Knot, explores a series of heart-rending realities encountered by urban men and women who are in the different stages of their relationships. Ah Jia and Keyi face new challenges in their lives as they deal with the arrival of Ah Jia’s mum as well as wedding preparations, a house purchase and work … their previous joy and freedom are being gradually replaced by burdens and responsibilities. On the other hand, there is Huixiong who has cultivated himself to be a good house-husband. Not only does he discover that his wife, Jenny, has lost all interest in him, but he also sees ambiguous text messages on her phone. Could it be that they can’t escape the “seven year itch”? At the same time, Ah Jian and Jessica suddenly receive what must be a divine prank – even with excessive protection, it...
- 1/9/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Season 15 is taking its show on the road to various ethnic communities throughout Chicago and the north suburbs. The in-person festival will present 31 films and opens on September 10 and runs through November 6. Tickets are on sale now at https://buytickets.at/apuc
The festival will highlight the best of Asian animation with a unique lineup of films from Taiwan, China, and South Korea. Programming highlights include films from Japan and special guest appearances from Japan Cinema Showcase host Mark Schilling; this year’s Bright Star Award recipient, Hong Kong actress Jennifer Yu (Pretty Heart); director Yeung Chiu-hoi (The First Girl I Loved); and lead actor Kaki Shum, director Amos Why, and producer Teresa Kwong of Far Far Away.
To enhance the audience’s understanding of the cultural and artistic background of the films, Columbia College Chicago’s Professor Ron Falzone will be leading the post-film discussion...
The festival will highlight the best of Asian animation with a unique lineup of films from Taiwan, China, and South Korea. Programming highlights include films from Japan and special guest appearances from Japan Cinema Showcase host Mark Schilling; this year’s Bright Star Award recipient, Hong Kong actress Jennifer Yu (Pretty Heart); director Yeung Chiu-hoi (The First Girl I Loved); and lead actor Kaki Shum, director Amos Why, and producer Teresa Kwong of Far Far Away.
To enhance the audience’s understanding of the cultural and artistic background of the films, Columbia College Chicago’s Professor Ron Falzone will be leading the post-film discussion...
- 8/26/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
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