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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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