Programs

HKTB presents the micro-film series Hong Kong in the Lens by Asian Directors. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana (Hello, Love, Goodbye) starring Alexa Ilacad and new-generation actor KD Estrada.

Toss Coin

• Special Screening

The director of Hello, Love, Goodbye, outdoes herself again with another rom-com film. All it takes is one coin flip and one lie, and it leads Pia down a memory lane of her ex-boyfriend. She revisits all their special places, hoping to bump into him again and to rekindle their love. But will this lead her back to him or the beginning of a new journey?

Cathy Garcia-Sampana / 0:12:18 / Philipinnes / Drama / 2023

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Oyu

It is the last day of the year and night falls on the small town of Toyama, Japan. A man goes to the public bath to retrieve a forgotten object. But once inside, the promise of a hot bath compels him to stay.

Atsushi Hirai / 0:21:31 / France, Japan / Drama / 2023

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XO

Rumi, a poetry-loving recluse gets drawn into a secret game of tic-tac-toe in a library. Over days of playful exchanges, she falls in love without knowing the lover. One day the games stop and Rumi finds deeper love.

Samrat DasGupta / 0:24:50 / India / Romance / 2023

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Draw me.

Koyori Edogawa, whose been marked with her abundant talent as a manga artist. Kiriko Asai, the most popular student who must always be perfect. Two high school students who are always under scrutiny sympathize with each other and search for freedom.

No one knows the real you, so can you be happy now? Kiriko tells Koyori who’s alone and isolated after she drew a manga depicting her classmates and teachers, “That manga is the best.'' It's a manga where so many people are hurt and die. But why?”

Koyori is good at sports, has excellent grades, and her beauty wins her great popularity, but she gradually becomes captivated by Kiriko's “hidden” face that she never shows.
What is Kiriko’s true meaning behind the words “Draw me”?

This is a short film that focuses on the mind of a teenager who is confused between the real self and the self she shows in public.

Kohei Kiyasu / 0:19:59 / Japan / Drama / 2024

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