Scud
Still: 30 Years of AdonisDanny 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)
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Scud at IFFR
Bodyshop
A camp, provocative, subversive mosaic of sex, love, rape, death, tourism, and defiance from Hong Kong underground artist Scud.
89'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2023
Amphetamine
Is true love possible for those who are incapable but so desiring of it?
97'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Apostles
Apostles reflect on the meaning and value of life by exploring myth, karma and death.
82'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Bodyshop
A camp and subversive mosaic of love, sex, death and defiance from Hongkongese provocateur Scud.
89'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
City Without Baseball
Sexuality, urban alienation, uncertainty and suppressed emotions of the Hong Kong baseball team players.
100'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Love Actually... Sucks!
A unique existential romance about love gone bad inspired by six real-life court cases.
83'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Naked Nations – Tribe Hong Kong
Scud's brazen and fragile goodbye to the art, places and people he loves.
161'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Permanent Residence
Scud celebrates male beauty, contemplates identity and challenges the ‘norms’ of Hong Kong gay cinema.
115'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Thirty Years of Adonis
A tormented and graceful love story that ventures deep into the male sex industry.
87'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Utopians
Dreamy student, Hins, plunges into the uncharted waters of spiritual learning and fleshly pleasures.
87'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024
Voyage
A young psychiatrist embarks on a voyage to examine his and his former patients' depression.
100'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2024