Uncertain Relationships Society

Uncertain Relationships Society 2014

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“Ambivalence means… nothing has happened, but you remember everything.” Another coming-of-age story about youngsters who are always desperate for but also afraid of falling in love, director Heiward Mak (High Noon, Ex, Diva) continues to examine the ambivalence of youthful love like an autopsy in this episodic adventure among a group of twenty-something. These characters might be a bunch of losers in love who are searching for self-esteem and recognition, but what make these intertwining tales relevant today are not just the pain and longing, but also the bittersweet memories and emotional growth of Hong Kong’s post-90s generation.

2014

Shelter

Shelter 2020

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A night delivery man meets a girl who works in a publishing house. He helps her deliver books to a warehouse during rainy days, and in each encounter an endearing bond forms between them.

2020

King Chau and Lady Yu

King Chau and Lady Yu 1981

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The story of Farewell to My Concubine is itself very dramatic. Lillian Lee is rumoured to have written the original screenplay in the late 1970s, which was made into a two-part television series on RTHK by Alex Law under the name King Chau and Lady Yu. Lee then adapted the story into a novel in 1985, which later inspired a feature film, scripted again by Lee and directed by Fifth Generation mainstay Chen Kaige, going on to become an international sensation that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globe Awards among other accolades. What's more, the Peking opera of the same title featured prominently in the novel, the TV programme and the film was itself adapted from a Kun opera, which was in turn based on the historical chronicle Basic Annals of Xiang Yu, from Records of the Grand Historian.

1981

Downstream

Downstream 2013

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Peter Pan encounters a small accident at work. In order to repay the debt, he gets himself involved in a seemingly endless string of trouble.

2013

Dark Room

Dark Room 2019

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Fei roams the city at night, attempting to capture it with her camera. One night she meets a mysterious cow in the busy city and photographs it. Soon she meets Ming, who is trying to record the cow's noise. Together they attempt to find the elusive cow.

2019

Hong Kong Connection: 7.21 Who Owns the Truth

Hong Kong Connection: 7.21 Who Owns the Truth 2020

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A year on from the 7.21 incident, the narrative of what happened that night has morphed from an attack by white-clad men on ordinary people into a violent confrontation between men in white T-shirts and men wearing black. Hong Kong Connection reviewed CCTV and online footage from the day to look for clues and track down those captured on film in a bid to understand the truth as they told it. One of the producers Choy Yuk Ling was later arrested by the Hong Kong Police Force for her involvement in this truth unveiling documentary.

2020

鏗鏘集:越南難民

鏗鏘集:越南難民 1983

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documentary about Vietnamese boat people refuged to Hong Kong during the mid 70s to 80s

1983

Death in Montmartre

Death in Montmartre 2017

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In 1995, the young Taiwanese woman writer Qiu Miaojin committed suicide in Paris's Montmartre district, leaving behind the autobiographical novel LAST WORDS IN MONTMARTRE. Two decades later, the novel was published in English by the prestigious New York Review Books, bringing Qiu renown in Western literary circles and quickly prompting translations into other European languages. Qiu is considered the first openly lesbian novelist in the history of Chinese literature; her debut novel, NOTES OF A CROCODILE, became a "Bible" for the Taiwanese lesbian community and an underground classic in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with an official edition finally published in 2012. DEATH IN MONTMARTRE travels through Taiwan, Paris, and New York to trace the life of this literary star who enjoyed fame only after her death, interviewing literary masters from Taiwan, France, and the U.S. while discussing LGBTQ culture and lesbian literature from a perspective of equality.

2017

Hong Kong Connection: 721 Yuen Long Nightmare

Hong Kong Connection: 721 Yuen Long Nightmare 2019

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The Hong Kong police have been accused of mishandling Yuen Long's attack on 21 July. Stephen Lo Wai-Chung, the Commissioner of Police, explained that the "delay" was due to insufficient manpower as the force was busy dealing with a protest in Hong Kong Island, as well as 3 cases of fight and 1 case of fire in the Yuen Long district. Hong Kong Connection's reporters have collected CCTV footage dated 21 July form different cameras along Fung Yau Street North, Yuen Long, and interviewed relevant persons, to reconstruct the attack's timeline and take a closer look at the police's arrangement during Yuen Long's "nightmare".

2019

Ding Feng Po

Ding Feng Po 2019

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The film is based on the Founder of Causeway Bay Books - LAM Wing-kee’s experience after he was temporarily released back to Hong Kong after 8 months of detention in Mainland China. LAM was demanded by the authorities to retrieve his computer in the bookstore in Hong Kong, alongside with the information of his customers. Only when he found out that his colleague handed over to him the wrong computer, should he start to think about possibilities besides submitting to authorities from Mainland China. The film re-enacts the events happened in the two days he was allowed to return to Hong Kong and explores LAM’s decision to defy, and refuse to leave his homeland.

2019

Moonrise After

Moonrise After 2020

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Choi used to leave voice message to Sze since she had a cell phone. He did it even more when Sze got a smart phone few years later. Years after, Choi was getting old. He needs to visit physiotherapist and underoccupied. One day when Choi is loading of the bamboo in a construction site earthquake happened in Hong Kong

2020

At Some Point In Time

At Some Point In Time 2020

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The matter of growing, which we always understand afterward, is driving us far away enough to not having a good farewell. The story begins with a day that Hong Kong experiences a magnitude 4.5 earthquake. It brings almost no impact to the city but a beautiful yet untouchable year to a form-one boy name Kwok Pak Chi. Due to the unadaptable school life and his introspective character, he starts to imagine animals escaped from the earthquake as his friends. However, the more he immerses in his fantasy, the more he is pushed by the reality. With the pressure from his unsatisfying homework, schoolmates’ opinions and caring from others, how should Pak Chi confront himself and his imaginary friends?

2020

Merry-Christmas

Merry-Christmas 2020

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Kwong is a child longing for parental attention. To see his mother, who works in a department store, Kwong often pretends to leave his keys at home, compelling her to return home to let him in. While waiting for his mother to finish work, he frequently observes her assisting lost children in the store. Kwong imagines himself as one of those children, craving similar attention from his mother. Meanwhile, rumors of an impending earthquake stir anxiety across Hong Kong...

2020

鏗鏘集:移民有價

鏗鏘集:移民有價 1986

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documentary about Hong Kong citizens immigrated to America, Canada and Australia, due to the uncertainty future of Hong Kong

1986