UK Visages & Chronicles of the Diaspora
ping pong
乒乓
Po-Chih LEONG / United Kingdom
Sam Wong, the owner of a Chinese restaurant in London’s Chinatown, dies in a phone booth. As a favour to her uncle, a young law student, Elaine Choy, agrees to probate Sam’s will, but finds that the task is less than trivial. Sam’s wife, daughter, son-in-law, cook, and two sons disagree on who should have which parts of the business. And two other beneficiaries remain frustratingly elusive. But in the search, Elaine and Sam’s younger son, Mike, a restaurant owner himself, realise that they’re not only exploring Sam Wong’s life, but also their own cultural identities as both English and Chinese.
Filmed on locations in Hong Kong and in various cities in France and UK, Flowing Stories is an ode to village life and a journey in search of Hong Kongers’ collective roots. Tsang’s camera records the beautiful scenery and time-honoured customs of the local village, as well as a once-a-decade village festival, which serves as a continuation of a tradition passed down through generations and a testament of family bonding. Seeing how a lot of Hong Kong citizens nowadays are confused about the future, the director hopes to explore the meaning of home and diaspora through reviewing the village’s development in this documentary.
Flowing Stories
河上變村
Tsui Shan TSANG / Hong Kong, France
Short Film Programme： The Inbetweeners
短片集：不港不英
short story long 漫漫長話 / carrie shen / hong kong , united kingdom
Simon Says, Simon Says 呼～/ So SIU / hong kong
the dispute / fredie chan / united kingdom
from hk to mk / Michael ho / united kingdom
BFI Archive footage - Around the New Territories - Hong Kong / united kingdom, hong kong
The Inbetweeners is a series of 5 short films surrounding stories of people or pieces of land that carry double identities and meanings. It captures conversations across seas and lands; contemplates the meaning of “home”; rediscovers one’s identit(ies); sees the mundane in new light; and reimagines old images through modern lenses. Through these short films, we invite you to explore questions of who you are and where you are at as you manoeuvre between here and there.