HKAPA School of Film and Television Graduation Screening 2021
Venue: Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Date: 2021.07.20 - 2021.07.21
Time: 7:30pm
Price: Free of charge by registration
Partnered with Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - The School of Film and Television and Screen Production and Research Centre, the School of Film and Television’s graduation screening 2021 presents you the fruits of study of the graduating class to practitioners, potential employers and the public. Each of these short films is being jointly produced by students from the School's six majors, namely, Cinematography, Directing, Screenwriting, Editing, Sound, and Production Administration. In the year-long production process, students pool their expertise and creativity through step-by-step planning and execution, transforming their ideas into reality.
Screening Schedule
20/7 (Tue) 7:30pm Programme 1*
21/7 (Wed) 7:30pm Programme 2*
*with after-screening discussion via ZOOM (conducted in Cantonese)
Programme 1
20/7 (Tue) 7:30pm*
*Production Crew will attend the after-screening discussion via ZOOM (Contucted in Cantonese)
A Sunny Wish
Production Crew: Coco Lau Suet-ying (Producer) Hazel Tsui HEi-ching (Director), Verander Yuen Tsz-ling & Hazel Tsui Hei-ching (Screenwriters), Reiki Fok Hei-ting (Cinematographer), Teresa Lau Yik-tung (Editor), Bryan Ho Chung-yin (Sound Designer)
25' | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | Colour
Sunny’s mum wants to replace Aunt Mui with a Filipino domestic helper who can practise English with Sunny. Sunny decides to teach Aunt Mui English because he doesn’t want her to leave him, especially since she has overstayed in Hong Kong. One day, Sunny leaves school alone to prepare a surprise…
My Dearest
Production Crew: Ye PengPeng (Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography), Zhang Ting (Location Sound Recordist)
24' | In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | Colour
Facing graduation, I feel confused about everything in life. I have to choose between following my heart and my dreams, or my parents’ plans. My parents have always hoped I’d get married and live happily ever after, though they went through a bitter divorce. By digging into my past and that of my family, I start to gain insights into how I will live my life.Apriya-samyoga
Production Crew: Ashley Chan Suet-yan (Producer), Benjamin Tsui Man-ho (Director), Jessie Cheung Ming-wai (Screenwriter), Kole Wong Siu-lok (Cinematographer), Yoyo Lam Lok-yiu (Editor), Samson Chan Ching-hei (Sound Designer)
30' | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | Colour
Welcome to a world where people store their unwanted memories in goldfish. One day, Sheung’s goldfish is stolen by an organisation’s leader, who will only exchange it for a goldish from a person Sheung loves and hates most. What will Sheung learn from this?On My Way
Production Crew: Zhang Jingxuan (Director), Chan Ho-ting (Scriptwriter), Ying Shuting (Producer), Tsang Wenjie (Associate Director), Kan Chu-leong (1st Assistant Director), Huang Yong (Director of Photography), Zhang Zicong (Gaffer), To Lok-yiu, Chan Ho-ting (Art Direction), Liu Qing (Location Sound Recordist and Sound Mixer), Tsang Wenjie & Zhang Zicong (Editors)
30' | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | Colour
Ho Yin is a 24-year-old illustrator who lives alone since losing his mother. One day, his uncle offers him a delivery van so he can start a business. When he learns to drive, his meets his instructor Lok-yin, who was his mother’s playmate when they were young…
Programme 2
21/7 (Wed) 7:30pm**Production Crew will attend the after-screening discussion via ZOOM (Conducted in Contonese).
19Production Crew: Rosany Ho Nok-lam (Producer), Oscar Wan Hon-ting (Director), Kingsley Leung Chiu-ngai & Oscar Wan Hon-ting (Screenwriters), Leo Lai Tsz-hin (Cinematographer), Alex Wong Man-kit (Editor), Monica Kwan Lee-wan (Sound Designer)
30'｜In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | B&W, Colour
At nineteen, Gut believes the world is a blank sheet and imagination is his paintbrush. One day, he meets Kwong, who is visually impaired. Kwong tells Gut that there is a real world outside, but he doesn’t believe her. To find out if she is right, they set out an unexpected journey
Adrift
Production Crew: Charlie Liu Sin-yi (Producer), Andy Chau Man-kit (Director), Verander Yuen Tsz-ling & Andy Chau Man-kit (Screenwriters), Darren Tan Ter-loong (Cinematographer), Alex Wong Man-kit (Editor), Bryan Ho Chung-yin (Sound Designer)
30'｜In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | Colour
Ka-chun loves his mother, who makes love with him in the name of love. One day after taking a class at school, he feels that what his mother has done might be sexual assault. Ka- chun is confused and struggles with what he should do.
A Good Trip Night
Production Crew: Konnie Wong Kwai-ling (Producer), Harry Cheung Man-hin (Director), Harry Cheung Man-hin & Jill Leung Hoi-yee (Screenwriters), Ray Chung Yiu-hei (Cinematographer), Wendy Chan Nga-wing (Editor), Katy Li Ka-wai (Sound Designer)
28'｜In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | Colour
One night Chun B, Zain and Cheng go on an expedition to San Po Kong Industrial District to try and find a place to bury “the dead refrigerator”.
The Darkness in Mexico
Production Crew: Yukko Chan Yu Kwan (Director, Screenwriter and Editor), Eugenio Herrejón (Director of Photography), Incoherente Records (Sound Mixer)
29'｜In Spanish with Chinese and English subtitles | DCP | Colour
During the pandemic, Yukko has to stop her theatrical production in Mexico. She befriends the country’s firstgeneration metal band, Tenebrarum, which is trying to host a reunion tour after 25 years. Yukko discovers their love and care in times when connection has a new meaning
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