Cedric Cheung-Lau

Movies

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Director of Photography
On a dark night, Xueming hits a pedestrian with his car and flees the scene. Desperate to escape his feelings of guilt, he decides to approach the dead man's wife, Mrs. Liang. Meanwhile, the body is discovered—riddled with bullets. Chen, the detective in charge of the investigation, becomes obsessed with the case. Years later, all three remain caught in a tangled web of memories and lies, desperately searching for a truth that refuses to be revealed…
Eyimofe
Second Unit Cinematographer
A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.
The Mountains Are a Dream That Call to Me
Writer
On the Annapurna Massif, Tukten, a young Nepali man setting off for a new life as a laborer in Dubai, encounters an older Australian woman who causes him to change course and discover his homeland in a new light.
The Mountains Are a Dream That Call to Me
Director
On the Annapurna Massif, Tukten, a young Nepali man setting off for a new life as a laborer in Dubai, encounters an older Australian woman who causes him to change course and discover his homeland in a new light.
To Sonny
Director of Photography
Set in the American South just before the 2016 presidential elections, the film follows a vending machine loader on his daily, lonely route.
Because Men in Silk Shirts on Lagos Nights
Cinematography
Getting dressed for a night out in Lagos is serious business. The Nigerian megatropolis is home to one of Africa’s most vibrant party scenes, one where the best dressed peacocks in town strut their stuff to the wildly popular sound of afrobeats. “Borderline sleazy, sweaty necks, and chests, chilling outdoors on a cool Lagos night . . . I mean, it just had to be the starting point!” says Maki Oh designer Amaka Osakwe of the bombastic style that inspired her first foray into menswear. “The name of the collection kind of says it all: Because Men in Silk Shirts on Lagos Nights.”
The Heartbreak Factory
Director of Photography
The Heartbreak Factory is a short that explores the inner-world of Ava, a fiery worker, determined to mend all the broken hearts of the world. One day, Ava finds a pattern in all the hearts – the ultimate heartbreak named Ollie – and vows to take him down.
Monsters and Men
Gaffer
After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Gaffer
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
topography of a hotel
Producer
A boy working at his parents’ hotel meets a woman waiting for her lover.
topography of a hotel
Writer
A boy working at his parents’ hotel meets a woman waiting for her lover.
topography of a hotel
Director
A boy working at his parents’ hotel meets a woman waiting for her lover.