Hong Kong film

Review: Memories to Choke on, Drinks to Wash Them Down (夜香・鴛鴦・深水埗)

Memories to Choke on, Drinks to Wash Them Down, directed by Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly, stands out for its ability to evocatively conjure up the quotidian realities of Hong Kong. In many ways, the film, consisting of three shorts depicting everyday dramas set in Hong Kong and one documentary segment, proves a highly poetic one—a snapshot of Hong Kong as it is today, as well as a Hong Kong that may not last...

Interview: Front Cover Director Ray Yeung

Ray Yeung is a director of Hong Kong origin whose films touch upon the lives of queer Asian men and issues related to coming out and cultural expectations. His latest film Front Cover centers around these topics and will be showing next at Angelika Pop-Up in Washington D.C. starting Friday, September 30, 2016. The film will also be showing in Taipei at the Taipei Queer International Film Festival on October 22 and 30...

Film and Interview: Bait / 誘餌

因緣際會下認識了現在人在香港浸會大學讀電影的導演張永攀,之前,他跟拍過一些紀錄片,後來在茉莉花事件時被抓進看守所關了一個多月,在這段監獄時光中,他想了許多事情,並決定以電影讓世界了解中國的現在與未來,而正在香港求學的他,下一部片子的主題將會是非常值得關注的「佔領中環」。...