In Broad Daylight: A New Film Examines the Work of Hong Kong Journalists Elizabeth KerrNovember 8, 2023 Lawrence 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 Kong Elizabeth KerrJuly 27, 2022 After 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 Life Elizabeth KerrApril 27, 2022 As 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 Chang Elizabeth KerrNovember 25, 2021 One 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 Both Elizabeth KerrMarch 11, 2021 The 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 itself Elizabeth KerrDecember 9, 2020 Art 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 Film Elizabeth KerrNovember 14, 2018 Ahead 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 Screen Elizabeth KerrApril 26, 2018 Gender-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 HKIFF Elizabeth KerrMarch 19, 2018 The 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 012 min read
Ann Hui Looks at Hong Kong’s Wartime Resistance – From a Mainland Perspective Elizabeth KerrJuly 12, 2017 Acclaimed 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
