Synopsis:
Sze (Chung Suet Ying) emails all of Hong Kong’s record companies, attends every lyric writing courses and joins all lyric writing contests for an opportunity. She even writes demo lyrics for various composers, but none of her lyrics get published. For a chance to finally be a published lyricist, Sze pitches songs to record companies in Taiwan during her graduation trip. The composer ends up receiving a contract, but her lyrics are not used. Sze runs into an old classmate while working part-time at a radio station and finally gets an offer to write published lyrics. However, the singers rejected her lyrics… Ten years of ups and downs make Sze see the hollowness of dreams. She realizes that the pain of chasing dreams is real.
Movie: The Lyricist Wannabe
Length: 113 mins.
Genre: Comedy; Drama
Director: Norris Wong
Screenplay: Norris Wong
Languages: Cantonese w/Chinese and e.s.t.
Cast: Chung Suet-ying, Eric Kot, Anson Chan, Sabrina Ng, Tang Lai-ying
Release Date: May 17, 2024
Theatre：
Ontario
1) Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP, 10 Dundas St E #402, Toronto, ON
2) Cineplex Cinemas Markham and VIP, 179 Enterprise Blvd #169, Markham, ON
3) Silvercity Richmond Hill Cinemas, 8725 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON
BC
SilverCity Riverport Cinemas, 14211 Entertainment Way, Richmond, BC
Ticket & Info: Cineplex.com
