HK romance makes US debut at Asian film festival

The Hong Kong romance movie Last Song for You made its North American debut at the 24th New York Asian Film Festival held at Manhattan's Lincoln Center from July 11 to 17.

The festival showcases curated Asian movies not distributed in the United States. The 2025 theme is "Cinema as Disruption" and features bold, genre-defying movies that "challenge, provoke, and reimagine".

"This year's lineup dares to confront, question, and dream — exactly what cinema should do," says Samuel Jamier, the festival's executive director. "We're witnessing a generational shift. Beyond the curation of films, we're redrawing a cultural map that urgently needs expansion. Many festivals treat Asian cinema as if it ends at the South Korean border — we're here to blow that theory up. We mean business. Or chaos. Probably both."