ALL SHALL BE WELL
(從今以後)
MAKING WAVES MONTREAL
MONTREAL PREMIERE
Hong Kong | Drama | 2024 | 93 mins.
In Cantonese w/ English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Ray Yeung
STARRING: Patra Au, Maggie Li Lin-Lin, Chiyu Liu, TAI BO
FILM SOURCE: Strand Release
INTRO/Q&A by actor TAI BO.
Winner of the coveted Teddy Award (Queer Film Award) at the Berlinale and the Audience Award for Best Film at Frameline, director Ray Yeung tells a powerful call to action, social commentary about the urgent need for legal reforms through the predicaments of an older lesbian couple in Hong Kong after one of them passes away despite being together for 30 years. Featuring Patra Au (from last year’s NARROW ROAD), Maggie Li Lin-Lin and TAI BO (PORT OF CALL, Fantasia Festival 2015).
ALL SHALL BE WELL (從今以後) – Première montréalaise
Lauréat du convoité Teddy Award (prix Queer) à la Berlinale et du Prix du public pour le meilleur film au festival Frameline, le réalisateur Ray Yeung propose un puissant appel à l’action sur le besoin urgent de réformes juridiques à Hong Kong, à travers l’histoire d’un couple de lesbiennes d’un certain âge dont l’une décède après plus de 30 ans de vie commune. Mettant en vedette Patra Au (NARROW ROAD, présenté l’dernier), Maggie Li Lin-Lin et Tai Bo (PORT OF CALL, Festival Fantasia 2015).
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Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024
4:00 PM
Doors open 30 minutes before screening.
Cinéma Cineplex Forum et VIP
2313 St. Catherine St. West Suite 101, Montréal, QC, H3H 1N2
DIRECTOR
Ray Yeung, Director
Ray Yeung is a Columbia University MFA graduate. He has written and directed four features and eight short films. Ray’s third feature SUK SUK (TWILIGHT’S KISS) World Premiered at the Busan International Film Festival 2019 and had its European Premiere in Panorama at the Berlin International Film Festival 2020. The film subsequently screened in over 50 film festivals worldwide.
SUK SUK earned 5 Golden Horse Award nominations. It was also nominated for 9 Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Film. The film collected 2 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. SUK SUK picked up 8 additional Awards and nominations from prestigious organizations including Hong Kong Film Critics Society, Hong Kong Directors Guild, Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild, and the Asian Film Awards.
Ray is also the Chairman of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival since 2000, currently the longest running lesbian and gay film festival in Asia.
SPECIAL GUEST
TAI BO, Actor
Cheung Ka-lin, born on October 21, 1950, and known by the nickname TAI BO, is a prominent actor in the Hong Kong and Taiwanese film industries. He embarked on his career in Hong Kong at the age of eighteen, initially working behind the scenes in various capacities such as script supervision, film marketing, assistant director, and executive director before transitioning into acting.
In 2000, he clinched the Best Supporting Actor award at the 37th Golden Horse Awards for his performance in “The Cabbie". Then, in 2007, he earned the Best Drama Supporting Actor accolade at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards for his role in "Sago Palm Blossoms". His portrayal in "The Pluto" garnered him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the British Independent Film Festival in 2018. Furthermore, in 2019, his outstanding performance in "Uncle" led to him securing the Best Actor title at the 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards AND 39th Hong Kong Film Awards, while also earning him a nomination for Best Actor at the 56th Golden Horse Awards.
The film in which TAI BO (太保) participated ( The last ferry from grass island ) was selected for the Cinéfondation section of the Cannes Film Festival and "All Shall Be Well", which won the Teddy Bear Award at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.
