Introduction to Happy Hour by Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi

See eaffi.ie for full programme of screenings.
The East Asia Film Festival Ireland 2021 offers innovative, independent and inspiring cinema from across East Asia, and presents work otherwise unavailable from both emerging and established filmmakers. Screenings on sale now at www.ifihome.ie/page/eaffi-2021/
The films include themes of resilience, renewal and intimacy, echoing a sense and importance of belonging and identity in times of disruption, through personal choices, challenges and perspectives.
The programme includes exclusive interviews and Q&As with filmmakers Tsai Ming-Liang (Days), Zheng Lu Xinyuan (The Cloud in her Room), Hien Mai and Tim Ellrich (My Vietnam), Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Happy Hour), Julien Faraut (The Witches of the Orient) and Yukido Sode (Aristocrats). In addition, a rare screening of the restored version of Edward Yang’s classic Taipei Story (1985) will be presented with a special interview with renowned sound editor/engineer/mixer Tu Duu-chih. ​A late addition to the programme is Lee Isaac Chung’s award-winning Minari.
The 5th East Asia Film Festival Ireland films are available to rent individually on IFI@Home from the 25th to the 28th of March 2021. Our film bundles are thematically curated with specific tastes and interests in mind, as well as being a great way to save on prices. Choose from bundles on Belonging and Identity, F-Rated, Taste of Taiwanese Cinema, Family, Travel, or Experimental film.
The East Asia Film Festival Ireland would like to thank the Arts Council, RTÉ Supporting the Arts, the Irish Film Institute, and all its sponsors and partners for their invaluable support.
Festival Co-organiser + Artistic & Programme Director: Marie-Pierre Richard
Festival Co-organiser: Maria O’Brien