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<\/a><\/p>\nPart of the 39th Asian American International Film Festival
\nPresented by Asian CineVision in association with Asia Society<\/p>\n
Happiness
\nDirector Andy Lo | 2015 | Hong Kong | 120 min.
\nIn Cantonese with English Subtitles<\/p>\n
After his mother\u2019s death, Chan Kai-yuk feels so alone that he leaves Guangzhou for Hong Kong to look up his father, who abandoned him years earlier. Yuk\u2019s hopes are dashed upon finding that his father has a new family and considers him a burden.<\/p>\n
Alone and homeless, Yuk is taken in by Auntie Fen, a middle-aged recluse who leads a solitary existence. Their differences lead to squabbles, intensified by Yuk\u2019s self-centeredness and Fen\u2019s odd temperament. But as time goes by, Yuk learns Fen is in the early stages of Alzheimer\u2019s. The discovery unexpectedly serves as a catalyst for the young man\u2019s growth into a caring friend, and for the first time in her life, Fen feels blessed. Yet the nature of her disease and the accelerating elusiveness of feelings and memories loom.<\/p>\n
The film will be followed by a Q&A with actors Kara Wai and Carlos Chan.<\/p>\n