HKFF: Afterimage

Afterimage Taiwan & Hong Kong | 2024 | Colour | 59’ | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles Dir.: Chan Cheuk-sze, Kathy Wong A visual deconstruction of symbolism, design, and power of colour. Hong Kong Yellow or Taiwan Blue, colours are political; in social movements, in elections, in identification. Best Documentary Short Film at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2024. Cyclone 氣旋 Taiwan & Hong Kong | 2023 | Colour | 13’ | No dialogue and subtitles Dir.: MT July 1, 2022. As Hong Kong marks its 25th anniversary of sovereignty handover to China, the city braces for the arrival of a disastrous Typhoon Chaba. The Land of Bliss 極樂 Hong Kong | 2024 | Colour | 30’ | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles Dir.: Steve Li Four disappointed youths, a night under ecstasy. A car crash transforms them into lost souls stranded between life and death, and each must reckon with their former lives.PT1H42M15
Hong Kong Film Festival UK returns for its third edition
presenting reflective
boundary-shifting cinema from Hong Kong and the ESEA diaspora. This year’s programme foregrounds transient and transitioning identities
exploring perspectives on migration
activism
marginalised communities
and gender
highlighting also the creative lens of women filmmakers. From dynamic contemporary works to intimate personal narratives
the festival centres voices that challenge
navigate
and reimagine belonging. Supported by the BFI. Website: www.hkff.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HKFF.UK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hkff.unitedkingdom/ X: https://x.com/hkff_UK
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Showtimes

The Northern Light Cinema Sale