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VAFF 19

Nov 6: Program 3 - Strings Attached - It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong

Timing is everything, but it’s complicated when there are (heart) STRINGS ATTACHED. As close to a literal date night feature as we’ve ever had, Asian American director Emily Ting’s “It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong” transplants the walk-and-talk charm of Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise,” to the Fragrant Harbour as Ruby and Josh—the real-life husband and wife team of Jamie Chung (“The Hangover II,” “Once Upon A Time”) and Bryan Greenberg (“Friends With Benefits,” “Bride Wars”)—fall in and out of love. If you missed it at VIFF this year, catch it now. Preceded by Japanese filmmaker Kimie Tanaka’s short, “Hide & Seek,” a relationship vignette of a very different kind: urban, independent male nurse Shoichi finds himself back in a small town after his mother’s death, and suddenly responsible for the care of his estranged, shut-in younger brother.


  1. Hide & Seek

    Kimie Tanaka / Nov 6: Program 3 - Strings Attached - It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong / France, Japan, Singapore / 2015 / Drama, Family / 22 mins
    Shoichi, a male nurse, lives his own life in the city; his mother's sudden death in a small country town leaves him with the care of his younger brother, a "shut-in" for over a decade.

    Precedes: It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong


  2. It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong

    Emily Ting / Nov 6: Program 3 - Strings Attached - It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong / USA / 2015 / Drama, Romance / 78 mins
    Ruby and Josh spent an unforgettable night together in Hong Kong a year ago, and now their brief encounter is about to get a second chance.

    Preceded by: Hide & Seek