About the event
Asia Society Hong Kong Center is proud to present a screening of Three Seasons, directed by the award-winning writer and filmmaker Tony Bui. Set against the bustling backdrop of post-war Ho Chi Minh City, the 1999 film weaves together four distinct stories of individuals navigating love, loss, hope and inevitable change as they negotiate with a world caught between the remnants of war and the onslaught of modernization.
Since its initial release, Three Seasons has been praised for the intimate and complex perspectives it offered into the lives of Ho Chi Minh City residents as they grappled with the changing of the times, receiving the Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award, and Best Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival and two Independent Spirit Awards nominations. In 2000, Three Seasons was also shortlisted for the Oscars as Vietnam’s official entry.
In 2024, Three Seasons was digitally restored in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative and original master 4-track stereo.
Following the screening of the film, Dr Wilfred Wong, Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, will join the post-screening discussion, along with filmmaker Derek Tsang, and Writer, Director, and Producer Tony Bui. Together they will discuss the significance of this film and the filmmakers' role in storytelling in today’s society.
About the organizer
Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK) is an independent non-governmental educational organization established in 1990 by a group of Hong Kong community leaders led by Sir Quo-wei Lee, then Chairman of Hang Seng Bank. It is one of 14 centers of Asia Society’s diverse network across the globe, with the mission to navigate shared futures for Asia and the world in the fields of arts and culture, business and policy.