Hong Kong Short Films
Three young directors from Hong Kong have created three short films that encapsulate various dimensions of the Hong Kong-Taiwan connections. Despite feeling rootless in a floating city, wherever that is, the characters' ties to Hong Kong run deep within them, emerging only in moments of emotional vulnerability.
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Taiwan / 2021 / Colour, B&W / 41 mins / In Cantonese with Chinese and Engish subtitles / Dir. Andy Law 羅樂文
Before the Summer Snow starts with Hong Kong’s 2019 social movement. With the younger brother being jailed and the elder sister settled in Taiwan, the siblings and their mother grapple with the decision to leave or stay amidst an unusual summer snow.
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Taiwan / 2023 / B&W / 27 mins / In Mandarin and Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles / Dir. Chan Kam-Hei 陳淦熙
Joanna's son has been missing for years. Before forgetting him due to dementia, she decides to embark on a final journey to find her son. Taxi driver Peng, who immigrated to Taiwan from Hong Kong in his early years, still cares about his hometown. In the process of assisting Joanna, Peng also got redemption from the melancholy of leaving home.
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Taiwan / 2021 / Colour / 25 mins / In Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles / Dir. Sasha Chuk 祝紫嫣
Bai and Hei were brought together by a head-on wave. Out in the tranquil bay, glimmering and vast, they developed a romantic relationship. Yet the tides of the sea draw back and fling up. Soon they realized the currents of the sea could never be always calm, just as life itself is a mix of ups, downs and precariousness.