AWFF: Exclusive Q&A with Sandra Ng - Zero to Hero

Asian World Film Festival 2021 - Zero to Hero
Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film from Hong Kong
Exclusive Q&A with Sandra Ng
In partnership with Asia Society Southern California

Synopsis:
Despite being born with a condition which permanently affected his hearing and his body’s balance, So Wa Wai shows a special talent for running. Encouraged by his hardworking mother, Wa Wai joins a running team for the disabled and ends up making history at the Paralympic Games, breaking world records and winning numerous gold medals. In portraying Wa Wai and his family’s long journey to athletic glory, the film also reveals the hurdles faced by professional Hong Kong athletes with many of them forced to sacrifice vital training time or abandon their athletic careers altogether to make a living.

Selected Review Excerpts:
"A popular crowd pleaser"
-Patrick Brzeski, Variety

“Inspirational! It really shows the lack of resources and difficult training that Hong Kong athletes face!”
-Chan Wai Ho, East Asian Games gold medalist, football

"A heartwarming story... “Zero to Hero” plays the heartstrings"
-Roger Moore, MovieNation

“So inspirational and touching! It’s rare to see such a great film about athletes in Hong Kong.”
-Vicky Chung Pui Ki, Hongkong women's world champion football star

Film Festivals/Awards Include:
23rd Far East Film Festival (Udine) - Competition
18th Barcelona Vic Asian Summer Film Festival - Won: Best Film
20th New York Asian Film Festival - Official Selection
6th London East Asia Film Festival - Competition
Asian Film Festival Barcelona 2021 - Official Selection/Discoveries Section/ Hong Kong New Talents Section
2nd Mescalito Biopic Fest - Official Selection
Catholic Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection
17th Chinese American Film Festival - Won: Best Actress & Golden Angel

About Asia Society Southern California:
Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future.

Established in Los Angeles in 1985, Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) is ideally situated at the gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. ASSC has played a pivotal role through creative programs and activities in increasing shared knowledge, enhancing dialogue and furthering cultural exchanges transcending regional boundaries.

As part of the global Asia Society, which was founded more than 60 years ago in New York City, ASSC has launched many creative initiatives and programs addressing current issues of importance across the fields of the arts, culture, policy, business and education.
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About Asian World Film Festival:
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Motion Picture Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. AWFF is a non-profit organization under Aitysh USA.
www.asianworldfilmfest.org