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Leaving in Sorrow
Vincent CHUI
Release year: 2002
Run time: 90 minutes
Film type: Fiction
Synopsis
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 handheld 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.
Director biography
Previously worked at television stations and film companies. Since 1993, he has been involved in independent productions and has received awards from the Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards. In 1997, he co-founded Ying E Chi with other independent filmmakers to promote and distribute Hong Kong’s independent productions. That same year, he co-directed the documentary Ordinary Heroes with director Ann Hui.
In 2001, he completed his first feature film Leaving in Sorrow, which was invited to several international film festivals. He later directed Fear of Intimacy, starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai, which was selected for competition at the Moscow International Film Festival. He also directed Three Narrow Gates starring Liu Kai-Chi, another commercial feature film Love Is Elsewhere, and an independent feature film Fig, which was shot in Macau and selected for competition at the 10th China Independent Film Festival.
He also has produced several independent films, including End of Love, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, and two feature documentaries, Yellowing and Lost in the Fumes, both of which won awards at the Taiwan International Documentary Festival.
