CHICAGO – The Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago continues to provide different viewpoints on the American stage, and their latest “Little Bear Ridge Road” is no exception. Featuring ensemble member Laurie Metcalf, it’s the resonate story of a family at the crossroads. For tickets/details, click LITTLE BEAR.
Via Zoom: Yeung Chiu-Hoi of ‘The First Girl I Loved’ at Asian Pop Up Cinema, Nov. 5th, 2022
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CHICAGO – Season 15 of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) is wrapping up its Fall Edition with Hong Kong Week, and this final weekend is packed with films and in-person events. Click links for details, the following two are on Saturday, November 5th … FAR FAR AWAY, THE FIRST GIRL I LOVED. And on Sunday, November 6th … PRETTY HEART, SEPTET and SCREENINGS WITH THE STARS.
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‘The First Girl I Loved,’ Directed by Candy Ng and Yeung Chiu-Hoi
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
“The First Girl I Loved” is a story of two Hong Kong teenage girls, Nam and Sylvia. Nam treats their schoolgirl relationship as love, while the other deems it as growth. Years later, when Sylvia gets engaged to a man, she invites Nam to be her bridesmaid. As they spend the night before the wedding together, Nam recalls the circumstances of their relationship and the uncertainty that swirled around it. Will their reunion be a confession of love, or a farewell to their past and their youth? The film is co-directed by Candy Ng and Yeung Chiu-Hoi.
In an interview via Zoom with co-director Yeung Chiu-Hoi of “The First Girl I Loved” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, the origins and themes of the film are discussed …
Trailer, “The First Girl I Loved” …
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