SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG CINEMA, ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA
The 20th edition of Chicago’s Asian Pop-up Cinema (Mar 20 – Apr 12, 2026), proudly supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York, featured a compelling lineup of seven outstanding Hong Kong films, celebrating Hong Kong’s vibrant filmmaking scene.
This year’s festival opened with the North American premiere of the sports comedy “Pass and Goal”, directed by Jil Wong. This heartfelt underdog story follows a determined youth football team fighting for redemption. It stars acclaimed actress Gigi Leung, who attended Opening Night and received this year’s Extraordinary Actors Award. Both Jil Wong and Gigi Leung introduced the film and took part in a post-screening Q&A session. Additional festival guests from Hong Kong included directors Dickson Leung and Nic Ho, along with producer Ivana Lai.
PASS AND GOAL《逆轉上半場》(2025)
Sports Comedy (104 Min), US Premiere
Director: Jil Wong Pak-kei
BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS《鏢人: 風起大漠》(2026)
Action & Adventure, Martial Arts, Drama (130 Min), Special Encore
Director: Yuen Woo-Ping
NIGHT KING《夜王》(2026)
Comedy (130 Min), Special Encore
Director: Jack Ng
GOOD GAME《 觸電》(2025)
Comedy (93 Min), US Premiere
Director: Dickson Leung Kwok-fai
BLACKY THE METAL ARM CAT《鐵臂貓黑別》(2025)
Animation (16 Min)
Director: Nic Ho
*This Animation is part of Asian Pop-Up Cinema Shorts Series #2:Pan-Asian Perspectives
ANOTHER WORLD《世外》(2025)
Animation (111 Min), Chicago Premiere
Director: Tommy Ng
SOMEONE LIKE ME《像我這樣的愛情》(2025)
Drama (105 Min), US Premiere
Director: Tam Wai-ching