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Hong Kong started and flourished as a fishing port in the past, and its people have long been committed to worshipping ancient deities for their blessings. With over a hundred Tin Hau temples (Goddess of Sea) in Hong Kong, there are three on Lamma Island alone, located respectively in Sok Kwu Wan, Luk Chau and Yung Shue Wan. The film documents the states of Tin Hau temples on the island and beyond, as an attempt to contextualise the everyday practice of the fishing community, islanders and city dwellers visiting the temples.
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The documentary portrayed one of the most established dance companies in Hong Kong which has a history of over four decades. With a tradition of blending Chinese dance and ballet together in the training, the dance company has set sail to re-evaluate its artistic essence by adapting new physical disciplines and philosophy, picking up different cultural traces, meditation and Chinese martial arts. Through monologues of the company members, the film unveiled their fears, self-doubts, and findings in their quest to refine their dance forms and express their cultural roots. It's an uncertain journey towards the cultivation of inner peace and the essence of movement and stillness.
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대나무들을 실은 배가 물을 건너는 도입부를 지나면, 우리는 그 나무들의 쓰임새를 알게 된다. 인부들이 직접 대나무들을 엮어 거대한 극장을 만드는 광경을 목도하게 되는 것이다. 그렇게 세워진 극장에서는 며칠간 화려한 경극이 공연되고 그곳에 놀러온 사람들은 축제를 즐기고 의식을 치른다. 무대 위와 뒤편, 극장 안과 주변 모두가 신성하고 흥겨운 장소가 되어 영화 속 누군가의 말처럼 “신과 인민들 모두 즐겁게 하는” 세계가 펼쳐진다. 그렇게 운반되어 건축되었던 대나무 극장은 두 달이 지나기 전에 해체되어 다시 배에 실려 다음 목적지로 이동한다. 이 영화는 홍콩에서 여전히 명맥을 이어가고 있는 독특한 전통 극장의 문화를 스크린 위에 살려낸다.
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We see a rock. It transcends languages and cultures. It traverses time and space. Perhaps it has its own nature and memories.
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MY NEXT STEP follows a young Kunqu Opera artist YANG Yang(28 year-old) over the course of several years. It offers its audience a glimpse into the world of Kunqu, and a magnifying look into the ambivalence of a young man struggling to find a way out for a fading art.
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When facing a path with no future or precedent success, will we ever choose to stay? Cheuk Cheung’s My Way explores the Cantonese Opera tradition of male Dan performers, men who play female roles, against the backdrop of a Hong Kong society increasingly putting less value on art. Although female performers have long been part of the mainstream of Cantonese Opera, the film follows the stories of two young men who are still fascinated by the art of the male Dan, striving to find their own way to carry on the practice. A moving and searching look at the struggle for identity, My Way is a colourful, musical and moving film which offers a unique and highly personal look at perseverance in the face of a changing society.
