Screening of LEAVING IN SORROW 憂憂愁愁的走了 and Conversation with Director VINCENT CHUI 崔允信
Friday, 12 April 2024
18:00-20:15 PDT
AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, UBC
Direction: 2202 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Vincent Chui’s “Leaving in Sorrow” 憂憂愁愁的走了 (2001) is the first Hong Kong production filmed in the “Dogme 95” style and will be featured as the closing film for the 2023/2024 Asian Independent Cinema Showcase. The film portrays Hong Kong in the year of 1997 and how the characters find their lives suddenly turned upside down by events beyond their control. We invite you to revisit this representative work of Hong Kong indie cinema which demonstrates the pursuit of timeless vision and creativity through independent filmmaking.
Director Vincent Chui 崔允信 will participate in a virtual conversation following the screening, which will mark the closing of the 2023/2024 Asian Independent Cinema Showcase.
English subtitles provided, and the post-screening conversation conducted in English.
In-person Event. Free of charge. Limited seats available. Register here
Leaving in Sorrow 憂憂愁愁的走了
Directed by Vincent Chui | 2001 | In Cantonese, English | Chinese & English Subtitles | 90 min | Colour | Drama
Watch the trailer (Cantonese only) here
About the Film:
Leaving In Sorrow is a gritty, realistic portrayal of Hong Kong in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis. It is the first Hong Kong production filmed in the “Dogme 95” style, using hand-held cameras, natural lighting, and real locations. The film follows a disparate group of characters–including a pastor, a magazine editor, and a slacker from San Francisco–who find their lives suddenly turned upside down by events beyond their control.
About the Director:
Vincent Chui has been working in the field of independent cinema since 1993. In 1997, he co-founded Ying E Chi with fellow independent filmmakers to promote and distribute independent films in Hong Kong. Vincent released his first feature Leaving in Sorrow in 2001. His second feature Fear of Intimacy was selected in competition in the 2004 Moscow International Film Festival. Following that, he completed three features, namely Three Narrow Gates, Love is Elsewhere and Fig. Filmed in Macau, Fig was selected in competition in the 10th China Independent Film Festival. Over the years, Vincent has produced a number of independent films, including feature films End of Love, which was selected in the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, and Tête-Bêche, as well as documentaries Yellowing and Lost in the Fumes. Vincent was the Artistic Director of Ying E Chi and the curator of the Hong Kong Independent Film Festival.
This event is co-organized by the Hong Kong Studies Initiative (HKSI), UBC, and the Institute for Transpacific Cultural Research, Simon Fraser University; and is supported by the UBC Department of Asian Studies, Public Humanities Hub Seed Grant, the Watt Family – HKSI Fund, and the Centre for Chinese Research.