Overview of articles
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A Touch of Sin
Modern impression of China, inspired by four unofficial news reports that appeared principally on Weibo (the Chinese Twitter), investigating why so maPublished on: -
Eye Bags
An insomniac woman discovers that the particularly large bags under her eyes have become an attractive home for A Gum, a goldfish with a thing…Published on: -
Gangs
A searing portrayal of marginalised, underclass Hong Kong youth raging in a city under British colonial rule.Published on: -
Ten Years
Five shorts by young directors asked to imagine, in 2015, what their city might look like ten years later. Surprisingly prophetic.Published on: -
Ordinary Heroes
Director Ann Hui develops interlocking stories of several activists and HKers in the 1980s, building subdued melodrama to a shattering climax.Published on: -
Glory to Hong Kong (canto)
A remixed version of the popular Hong Kong resistance anthem in Cantonese opera style. Local traditional and contemporary culture in brilliant fusion.Published on: -
Rigor Mortis
A film star tries to put an end to it all in his dingy old flat, but fails: the building contains enough ghosts already. This…Published on: -
Tell Me What 7 You Say
Pop star Charmaine Fong’s catchy, searingly angry protest song was released during the demonstrations: profane and politically risky.Published on: -
Yellowing
An artful document of ‘the real’, centred on portraits of students who organised a temporary cooperative and communitarian Hong Kong.Published on: -
Cageman
A social critique of class-based ultra-dense living conditions; a political critique of anti-democratic politics; and a masterpiece of Hong Kong cinemPublished on: