* KEEP ROLLING is a documentary about Ann Hui, not to be confused with the KEEP ROLLING project by Ying E Chi - click for more info
GLOBAL HONG KONG STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA presents
[Online Screening + Q&A with director]
KEEP ROLLING* 好好拍電影
This online screening is free and accessible worldwide. After registration, participants will receive an email with links to both the screening and Q&A with director Man Lim Chung.
Online Screening (24 hours)
September 30 @ 12PM – October 1 @ 12PM (Los Angeles)
October 1 @ 3AM – October 2 @ 3AM (Hong Kong)
Q&A with Director MAN Lim Chung 文念中 [online via ZOOM]
October 1 @ 12PM (Los Angeles), 8PM (London) / October 2 @ 3AM (Hong Kong)
🎧 Check out also Hong Kong On Screen Podcast for the following episodes related to Ann Hui’s films:
About the Film
On a buzzing red carpet, a 70-year-old short-haired woman strides towards the stage with confidence. Behind the red carpet, it’s a muddy path that leads to a movie studio in New Territories, Hong Kong. To her, glory and hardship are nothing more than just different paths that lead to the world of cinema. Born in Northeastern China, raised in Macau and educated in Hong Kong, Ann Hui stays true to her cultural heritage as a Chinese, yet she has always been fascinated by Western literature and therefore decided to further her studies in London. Eventually, she found movies. Through movies, she becomes fully immersed into the ‘East-meets-West’ culture and lifestyle of Hong Kong; She reconciles with her distant mother; And she gets to explore the cultural and social identity of her and the city she calls home. Movies also found her. Having learned from veteran auteur King Hu, her directorial debut became part of the impetus behind Hong Kong’s New Wave as she explores marginalized characters in her movies. 40 years have passed, Ann Hui experienced numerous ups and downs in her career, but the turn of the tide has never threatened her dedication and integrity towards movies. Her works embody her humanistic concerns and deep interests for the people of Hong Kong.
On the lonely journey of discovery, her life is now full because of movies.