Scud
Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung, known by his professional name Scud (1967, China), is a producer, screenwriter and filmmaker, born in Guangzhou and raised in Hong Kong. After studying at the Open University of Hong Kong, he spent two decades working in IT. He travelled to more than 80 countries and settled in Australia in 2001 before returning to Hong Kong four years later. There, he founded the film production company Artwalker, where he produced his work, including Amphetamine (2009) and Voyage (2012). He announced his plans to retire following the release of his 10th film, Naked Nations – Tribe Hong Kong (2024) which will screen as part of the IFFR 2024 retrospective Focus programme on Scud’s filmmaking career.
Filmography
Mou ye chi sing (2008), Yong jiu ju Liu/Permanent Residence (2009), Amphetamine (2010), Love Actually… Sucks! (2011), Voyage (2013), Utopians (2015), Adonis (2017), Apostles (2022), Bodyshop (2022), Naked Nations – Tribe Hong Kong (2024)
More info: Wikipedia, Scud
Scud at IFFR
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Utopians
Dreamy student, Hins, plunges into the uncharted waters of spiritual learning and fleshly pleasures.
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City Without Baseball
Sexuality, urban alienation, uncertainty and suppressed emotions of the Hong Kong baseball team players.
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Bodyshop
A camp and subversive mosaic of love, sex, death and defiance from Hongkongese provocateur Scud.
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Permanent Residence
Scud celebrates male beauty, contemplates identity and challenges the ‘norms’ of Hong Kong gay cinema.
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Love Actually… Sucks!
A unique existential romance about love gone bad inspired by six real-life court cases.
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Thirty Years of Adonis
A tormented and graceful love story that ventures deep into the male sex industry.
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Naked Nations – Tribe Hong Kong
Scud’s brazen and fragile goodbye to the art, places and people he loves.
