The moon does not seem any fuller, nor does the grass look any greener in New York City as the American dream has promised. At least not for illegal migrants like Nansan and Hung (Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Maggie Cheung), a couple from a rural Guangdong village seeking a better life in the United States. The film follows Nansan’s search for his wife, who left for New York and eventually disappeared. Retracing her faint footprints, scattered across the city’s grimmest corners and weighed down first by hope – soon replaced by despair, he gradually uncovers the brutal truth of her survival story. 

Made on the heels of the 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown, Clara Law reflects on the condition of voluntary exile in the diasporic Chinese community. Set to a sorrowful blend of Heng Chung folk music from Southern Taiwan and electric blues, the film pays attention to the forgotten aspiring migrants, whose hardships were not redeemed, forever longing for a home they cannot reclaim. Winner of 4 Golden Horse awards including Best Feature Film. 

Followed by a live online Q&A with Clara Law and Eddie Fong.