Visionary director Simon Chung ("Speechless", "End of Love")  returns with an intimate examination of what it means to be gay in Hong Kong, and ultimately asks: when a spark from the past shakes up your present, will you follow your heart or society’s expectations? The Hollywood Reporter lauds the film’s “authentic, intimate moments and grace notes that convey a sense of place.”...Exclusive Clips and Filmmaker available for Interviews per request. Warmly, Scott

I MISS YOU WHEN I SEE YOU
DVD Release: 
12/18/18
Available on VOD: 12/11/18
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Cast:
Bryant Mak, Jun Li, Candy Cheung, Ronny Yuen, Kevin Ip, Brenda Chan

Director: Simon Chung 
Original Screenplay by Simon Chung & Hiroshi Fukazawa
Producer: Sophia Shek
Editor: Nose Chan
Director of Photography: Bowen Chung 
Production Designer: Agnes Siu
Australia Producer: Audrey Lee
Production Manager: Chow Hiu Tung
First Assistant Director: Chan Ka Hin Samuel
Original Music: Ellison Lau 
Sound Designers: Cyrus Tang & Ricky Yip

TRT: 90 minutes
Language: Cantonese (w/ English subtitles)

Synopsis: Being best friends in high school, Kevin and Jamie’s emotional attachment and feelings for each other are abruptly cut short by Kevin’s departure to Australia with his mother. Fast-forward a dozen years later: Jamie tracks down Kevin in Australia. The reunion with his best friend reminds Kevin—suffering from depression—of his youthful ambitions, so he decides to return to Hong Kong. Jamie, however, enjoying a steady relationship with his girlfriend, finds his feelings for Kevin reawakened and growing stronger. Inevitably, Jamie must make a choice between society’s expectations or following his heart.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

Kevin and Jamie are high school buddies who share one brief but passionate kiss before Kevin departs for Canada.  They lose contact and it is more than ten years later when they meet again. If they hadn’t reconnected, their lives would probably be very different, yet they would not have realized what they had missed—thus the name of the film.
Hong Kong appears to be a tolerant international city, and there are few cases of overt homophobia. Homosexuals can live a comfortable life within their bubble, as long as they remain socially invisible. This film explores what it means to be gay in Hong Kong through the stories of two characters who wrestle with their outsider status in vastly different ways, and in the end they must choose whether to follow what society dictates or their own hearts.

SIMON CHUNG BIOGRAPHY (Director)

Simon Chung graduated from York University in Toronto, where he majored in film production. After returning to Hong Kong, he worked in the local film and television industry. Since 1996, he worked as an independent filmmaker, his shorts Life is Elsewhere, Stanley Belovedand First Love and Other Pains won multiple awards in international film festivals. Innocent, his debut feature, premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and won the NFB Best Canadian Film Award at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. His second feature, End of Love, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2009, while his third feature, Speechless, premiered at the BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. CHUNG is a founding member of Ying E Chi, an independent film distributor in Hong Kong.

Producer | Sophia Shek
Scottish-Chinese Sophia Shekraised in Scotland, UK took her first English feature film Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong back to her home country for the International Premiere at the long standing Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) and the film world premiered at 21st Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF).  Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, a romantic comedy shot entirely on location in Hong Kong, starring Hollywood based real couple Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenburg.

Shekalso produced the award winning short documentary Kaspar X - If I had a soul premiering at Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) about a trans-man’s conversations with his family and with his religion.  The film also screened at the 26th Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) which was well received.  The feature length documentary is currently in development.  

 Shekhas worked behind the scenes on various film projects, including Thor: The Dark World (2013), Transformers IV: Age of Extinction (2014), and Snowden (2015).

Shekhas over 18 years in the entertainment industry in various positions and productions which includes music videos, commercials, photography, short films and corporate videos. Shekis also attached to several independent films at different stages of development, she joins I Miss You When I See You as a Producer

Jamie | Bryant MakChi Lok | ???
Bryant MakChi Lok is a Hong Kong film actor. Starting by graduating TVB Acting Class in 2004. In the beginning his career at TVB was often playing supporting roles as extras, later gained recognition by playing a mentally-challenged role in the 2012 crime drama serial Highs and Lows. He was contracted to the television station HKTV in 2012 and finished a couple of high quality drama series such as The Election and Hidden Faces. Among those he is best known as playing a gangster “6 luck” in Night Shift. Furthermore, his daring performance with Jacqueline Chongin the movie S for sex S for secret was also highly commended

Kevin | Jun Li| ???
Jun Li, after his MPhil in Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge in the UK. He became a research assistant in HKU, putting his concern in sexual and gender minorities and other political issues. Simultaneously he began to devote himself into creative industry. He started to performed for different local university drama societies and short films. Besides he initiatively took up his interest in directing, his short film Glow is selected by 39th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. He was invited to participate in 2016 Beijing Queer Film Festival with his latest work Liuyang River.

Elaine | Candy Cheung | ???
Candy Cheung, known for starring in TVB and HKTV network television shows such as Someday, Shine One Youand Forensic Heroes, as well as her work in hosting for popular Hong Kong television programs also earned her a nomination for Best Television Host in 2008. Her acting career developed into an opportunity to perform in many different roles in at least 40 TV shows and commercials. Candy poured her heart and energy into her work which made her a very familiar face in Asian television. In 2014, she was honored with the nomination for Best New Performer at the 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards for her debut film role as ‘Seen Yee’ in Dot2dot, considered by many as the Chinese equivalent of the American Oscars.  

FAI | Yuen Ho Yeung | ???
Yuen Ho Yeung, 2016 graduate of bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree in drama of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He gained his first film opportunity at Tales From The Dark 2 in 2013. At the same year his performance in The Midnight After successfully drawn attention of audience and netizens. He also performed in some RTHK dramas such as A Wall-less World V. In 2014 he took part in two significant local movies which She Remembers, He Forgets has sparked heated discussions and the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards champion Port Of Call.