Olivier Cong’s Tropical DepressionRob GarrattJune 13, 2025How a singer-songwriter redefined himself as a cross-disciplinary creative force ...ArtMusic0 Comments 013 min read
Papa, A Hong Kong Crime Movie, But Not the One You ExpectElizabeth KerrDecember 4, 2024Philip Yung’s new film Papa is an intimate, impressionistic look at the aftermath of a horrible crime...CinemaCultureInterviewsMoviePeopleWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 011 min read
In Broad Daylight: A New Film Examines the Work of Hong Kong JournalistsElizabeth KerrNovember 8, 2023Lawrence Kan Kwan-chun’s latest feature follows in the vein of Spotlight, All the Presidents’ Men and Silenced...CinemaCultureInterviewsMoviePeopleWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 011 min read
Septet: A Messy, Ambitious Reflection of Hong KongElizabeth KerrJuly 27, 2022After years of delays, Johnnie To’s anthology brings together some of Hong Kong’s greatest filmmakers to offer seven slices of city life...CinemaCulture0 Comments 011 min read
Why Costume Design is a Snapshot of Hong Kong LifeElizabeth KerrApril 27, 2022As Hong Kong films evolve, so too does costume design and what it has to say about the city...CinemaCultureDesignFashion0 Comments 015 min read
Author Auteur: New Wave Film Icon Ann Hui Returns to Eileen ChangElizabeth KerrNovember 25, 2021One of Hong Kong's great filmmaking pairings is back with a new film. ...CinemaCultureInterviewsPeople0 Comments 013 min read
Stay Home? Or Go to the Cinema? This Year, the HKIFF Chooses BothElizabeth KerrMarch 11, 2021The hybrid Hong Kong International Film Festival designed for these pandemic times may mark a turning point for future festivals...CinemaCulture0 Comments 012 min read
Ann Hui in the Spotlight: A Rare Documentary About a Hong Kong Filmmaker and Hong Kong itselfElizabeth KerrDecember 9, 2020Art director turned filmmaker Man Lim-chung examines film titan Ann Hui, whose long career reflects Hong Kong as a whole....CinemaCulturePeoplePortraits0 Comments 010 min read
How Director Amos Why Found Creative Freedom in the Collapse of Hong Kong FilmElizabeth KerrNovember 14, 2018Ahead of the release of his second feature, director Amos Why reflects on the future of Hong Kong and the virtue of embracing the mainstream....CinemaCultureInterviewsPeople0 Comments 08 min read
Two of a Kind: Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui Return to the Silver ScreenElizabeth KerrApril 26, 2018Gender-bending, provocative and brilliant: two of Hong Kong's late, lamented megastars feature in a new showcase at the Hong Kong Film Archive....CinemaCulture0 Comments 09 min read
The Collective Joy of Watching a Movie: This Year’s HKIFFElizabeth KerrMarch 19, 2018The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s new director of programming, Geoffrey Wong, sets a different course for one of Asia’s oldest film festivals....CinemaCulture0 Comments 011 min read
Ann Hui Looks at Hong Kong’s Wartime Resistance – From a Mainland PerspectiveElizabeth KerrJuly 12, 2017Acclaimed Hong Kong auteur Ann Hui once again engages with Hong Kong identity, but this time she takes a surprising turn....CinemaCulture0 Comments 07 min read