BKS Presents #1

BKS Presents #1
Hong Sangsoo Triple Bill @Cinema Orion
11.10.2025

Ahead of the release of Hong Sangsoo’s latest film What Does That Nature Say To You on October 24th, BKS presented a special triple bill screening of Right Now, Wrong Then; Hill of Freedom, and the short film Small Flower.

Right Now, Wrong Then and Hill of Freedom represent Hong at the height of his creative powers. Both are radically inventive films that play with our conceptions of time and narrative structures, whilst also featuring Hong’s customarily incisive and humorous explorations of relationships, artistic endeavour, and communication (or miscommunication).

Hong Sangsoo is one of contemporary cinema’s most formally ambitious and insightful filmmakers. Despite regular celebration at festivals like Cannes and Berlin, and major retrospectives in New York, Paris, and London, in Finland his films have remained very difficult to see beyond a few festival screenings. BKS was thrilled to present this special triple bill screening, the first time these films were publicly shown in Finland, and provide audiences with the opportunity to explore the ever-evolving body of work of this great artist.

Recommended further reading:

  • Berra, John. “Where to Begin with Hong Sang-soo.” BFI Features, 2022.
  • Lefebvre, Romain. “The Hong Sang-soo Method.” Sabzian, 2018.
  • Nayman, Adam. “Right Now, Wrong Then.” Reverse Shot, 2016.
  • Pinkerton, Nick. “Binge Drinking.” ArtForum, 2016.
  • Russeth, Andrew. “Hong Sang-soo and the Pleasure of the Repeat.” ArtReview, 2022.
  • Swen, Ryan. “Hong Sang-soo Notarized: Hill of Freedom.” Taipei Mansions, 2022.
  • Swen, Ryan. “Hong Sang-soo Notarized: Right Now, Wrong then.” Taipei Mansions, 2022.
  • Vincze, Terrence. “Showing the Complexity of the Simple – The Art-puzzle of Hong Sang-soo.” Panoptikum, 2019.