In Loving Memory
Dr. Cheung has interviewed filmmakers and critics on independent cinema. For interviews she did on Hong Kong independent cinema, see her book project In Pursuit of Independent Visions in Hong Kong Cinema.
Abstract: A Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, Evans Chan’s work is characterized by its transnational context and narrative technique. Migratory experiences, border crossings, and the quest for identity are recurrent themes in his films. One can say that Chan’s migratory experiences in his life naturally have stimulated his interest in these subject matters. In 1984, he furthered his studies in […]
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Abstract: Acclaimed New Wave director Ann Hui held a preview screening of her film, The Way We Are, at the University of Hong Kong shortly after its premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in April 2008. This low-budget feature deals with the quotidian lives of the residents of Tin Shui Wai, a satellite town in Hong Kong’s New […]
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In recounting the last fifteen years of the independent film movement in Hong Kong, it is impossible not to mention Tammy Cheung’s name. Even though she does not make narrative films, she has nevertheless made inroads with documentary films. She focuses on social and human problems as her subject matter and uses direct cinema as her approach. Without the use […]
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The following dialogues with film critics in the PRC and Macau were conducted over a period of one month in 2004. [1] [open notes in new window] While there are some changes in the independent film scenes in the PRC and Hong Kong ever since these interviews were done, their views and observations offer us useful understanding of Chinese independent […]
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