A Film That Sounds Like Hong Kong

Elizabeth KerrAugust 15, 2023

Amos Why’s latest feature, Everyphone Everywhere, turns the camera on our love-hate relationship with our phones...

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Young at Heart: A Film Fest for Kids

Elizabeth KerrJuly 12, 2023

Proving you’re never too old for a good time at the movies with the family, KIFF and KIFF Carnival return to stoke film appreciation in Hong Kong’s youngest minds...

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Voices of a Generation: “To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self”

Elizabeth KerrFebruary 2, 2023

Hong Kong New Wave giant Mabel Cheung returns to the screen with a decade-in-the-making chronicle that confirms we should never underestimate a young woman...

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Portrait of a City: The Narrow Road

Elizabeth KerrDecember 21, 2022

Lam Sum together with Wong Hin-yan, his school chum and composer, makes his debut with a pandemic-era drama that refuses to be grim or dreary...

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Far, Far Away: A New Kind of Hong Kong Rom-Com

Elizabeth KerrAugust 3, 2022

Amos Why's latest film is a small production filmed early in the pandemic – but its portrayal of the city rings true...

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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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Hong Kong Film Needs More Women. What’s Stopping Them?

Elizabeth KerrAugust 18, 2021

Some of the leading voices in Hong Kong’s film industry weigh in on what it will take to get more films made by women on screen....

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Behind the Scenes of Hong Kong’s First Homegrown Indian Movie

Elizabeth KerrMay 26, 2021

Could Hong Kong-based Indian director Sri Kishore be the vanguard for a new global film production model for Hong Kong? ...

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How a Stylish New Cinema is Throwing Its Support Behind Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrFebruary 19, 2021

Local film distributor Golden Scene is giving Kennedy Town a front row seat in Hong Kong's cinematic renaissance....

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The New Golden Age of Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrMarch 18, 2020

After years in the doldrums, Hong Kong's once-influential film industry is finally turning a corner and finding new artistic, social and political relevance...

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Still Human: A Film About a Domestic Helper, a Paraplegic – and Human Dignity

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 9, 2020

Oliver Chan's highly anticipated debut feature brings together Hong Kong-based Filipina actress Crisel Consunji and local legend Anthony Wong....

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