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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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A Crab In The Pool

In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world.

Alexandra Myotte & Jean-Sébastien Hamel / 0:11:11 / Canada / Animation / 2023

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Starring Tokio Emoto

AI Love You

In the near future, the development of AI has made it possible to determine human compatibility with high probability. A young couple goes to the inlaws to meet them before being wed. As if in opposition to the efficiency-oriented world, the couple had been dating without having their compatibility score determined by an AI app. What will happen when the inlaws find out about this?

Raita Yabushita / 0:06:55 / Japan / Drama / 2023

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Death to the Bikini!

Lili, a feisty 10-year-old girl, has always swam topless. When her parents force her to wear a bikini top for a trip to the water park, she rebels: why should she hide her flat chest when her friends, all boys, don't have to?

Justine Gauthier / 0:16:00 / Canada / Comedy / 2023

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Starring Emma D'Arcy (House of The Dragon)

The Talent

On the set of a luxury car commercial, an overlooked assistant seizes his chance to get noticed by the star.

Filmed on a Virtual Production Stage, THE TALENT is a tense exploration of masculinity, desire and becoming.

Thomas May Bailey / 0:15:00 / United Kingdom / Thriller / 2023

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Queen Size

This morning, Marina has an appointment with Charlie to sell her a mattress. This evening, she will cancel her plane for a reunion, but they don't know that yet.

Avril Besson / 0:18:56 / France / Drama / 2023

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Starring Adrien Brody (The Pianist)

The Mascot

• Special Screening

“The Mascot” tells the story of Adam, the mascot for a basketball team, who takes his part-time job very seriously. When he is fired it causes him to undergo an identity crises.

Mark Middlewick / 0:09:11 / South Africa / Drama / 2015

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KEEP

In a lighthouse now turned into a museum, Gordon, the former keeper, is confronted with loneliness. When Musa, an Afghan refugee, knocks on his door, Gordon finally finds the support he has been waiting for. But when Gordon discovers the true intentions of Musa's visit, he is faced with a moral dilemma...

Lewis Rose / 0:21:56 / France, United Kingdom / Drama / 2023

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Offline

Things get out of hand when a major security brand, an advertising agency, and a production company meet at a so-called offline meeting to try to agree on the final cut of a commercial film.

Daniel Fure Schwarz & Mauritz Brekke Solberg / 0:15:57 / Norway / Comedy / 2023

mature Mature Content:
These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

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Cantata

Darren needs help. His fears and anxieties are manifesting themselves in the most unusual of ways- through the medium of opera. He visits his therapist to find a quick solution, but sometimes restoring harmony is about facing the music.

Dave Fox / 0:11:46 / Ireland / Comedy / 2023

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