The HKAC 40th Anniversary flagship exhibition Wan Chai Grammatica: Past, Present, Future Tense - Film Showcase
Venue: Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Date: 2018.10.14 - 2018.10.28
Time: 8pm
Screening Schedule
14/10 (Sun) 8pm Freezing Night．Tram Depot + My Name Ain't Suzie (FULL HOUSE)
21/10 (Sun) 8pm Lonely Moon Tram + Crazy N' The City
28/10 (Sun) 8pm Runscape + Ghost in the Shell 1995
Freezing Night．Tram Depot + My Name Ain't Suzie (FULL HOUSE)
14/10 (Sun) 8pm*
*Director Angie Chen and actor Anthony Wong of My Name Ain’t Suzie will attend After-Screening Talk. (Conducted in Cantonese.)
Freezing Night．Tram Depot
Visual and music: Choi Sai-ho
Poem: Ya Si (Leung Ping-kwan)
Hong Kong | 2014 | 6' 00" | In Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitles | MPEG4 | Colour
Freezing Night．Tram Depot
Visual and music: Choi Sai-ho
Poem: Ya Si (Leung Ping-kwan)
Hong Kong | 2014 | 6' 00" | In Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitles | MPEG4 | Colour
With the sound collage technique of musique concrète, the iconic "ding-ding", horn and braking sounds of the Hong Kong tram is sampled - a type of contemporary, electrified "tram music" is created. The collaging and mixing of the poetry reading refers to the structure of Ya Si's poetry, allowing for an aural display of these literary works.
Freezing Night．Tram Depot was commissioned and premiered at the 2014 Hong Kong Arts Festival.
My Name Ain't Suzie
Director: Angie Chen
Cast: Pat Ha, Anthony Wong, Angela Yu Chien, Deanie Ip
Hong Kong | 1985 | 96' 00" | In Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitles |MPEG4 | Colour
Won Best Supporting Actress, Hong Kong Film Awards 1986
Made by emerging Hong Kong filmmakers in the 1980s, this film is a tribute to the old times of Hong Kong. With a new cinematic vision, director Angie Chen and scriptwriter Chan Koon-chung have reenacted the red light district in Wanchai in the 1950s and 1960s. Leaving her life as a fisher girl, Mei-li moves from Tai O to Wanchai to pursue her dream of becoming a bargirl. Drifting through the exotic colours of Wanchai, half-Chinese half-American Jimmy looks for his father.
Free admission. Registration required.
Free admission. Registration required.
Lonely Moon Tram + Crazy N' The City
21/10 ( Sun) 8pm**Director-scriptwriter James Yuen, co-scriptwriter Andy Lo of Crazy N' The City and arts, film and culture journalist and critic Vivienne Chow will attend After-Screening Talk. (Conducted in Cantonese)
Lonely Moon Tram
Director, Animator: Stella So Man-yee
Hong Kong | 2005 | 7' 00" | No dialogue & subtitles | MPEG4 | Colour
Director, Animator: Stella So Man-yee
Hong Kong | 2005 | 7' 00" | No dialogue & subtitles | MPEG4 | Colour
Following the departure of the last tram from the city terminal, the Lonely Moon goes into service, taking the city’s old days to the time-frozen eternity and, at the same time, safeguarding the city’s soul.
Hong Kong Arts Centre I-City Festival 2005
Crazy N' The City (IIB)
Director: James Yuen
Cast: Eason Chan, Joey Yung, Francis Ng
Hong Kong | 2005 | 99' 00" | In Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitles | 35mm | Colour
Director: James Yuen
Cast: Eason Chan, Joey Yung, Francis Ng
Hong Kong | 2005 | 99' 00" | In Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitles | 35mm | Colour
Film of Merit, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 2005
Won Best Screenplay, Golden Bauhinia Awards 2006
Nominated for Best Screenplay, Hong Kong Film Awards 2006
Won Best Screenplay, Golden Bauhinia Awards 2006
Nominated for Best Screenplay, Hong Kong Film Awards 2006
Tensions arise when Chris, a spineless constable who regards his work as a job, not a career, is partnered with an energetic and conscientious policewoman, Man Liu. When a serial killer appears in Hong Kong, Man Liu swears to catch him. Chris is impressed by her bravery and decides to secretly protect her.
Not Suitable for Young Persons and Children
Ticket: $75/$60*
*Tickets for full-time students, senior citizens, aged 60 or above and people with disabilities
20%off for each purchase of 4 or more standard tickets.
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Runscape + Ghost in the Shell 1995
28/10 (Sun) 8pm*
*Comics and animation artist Kongkee and writer and editor Fatmoonba will attend After-Screening Talk. (Conducted in Cantonese.)
*Comics and animation artist Kongkee and writer and editor Fatmoonba will attend After-Screening Talk. (Conducted in Cantonese.)
Runscape
Directors: Gutierrez + Portefaix
Hong Kong | 2010 | 24' 00" | In Cantonese with English subtitles | MPEG4 | Colour
Hong Kong | 2010 | 24' 00" | In Cantonese with English subtitles | MPEG4 | Colour
RUNSCAPE is a political response to the current privatisation and militarisation of our cities. When running remains the only unbounded space in the urban field, a young man is constantly running in Hong Kong back alleys and left over spaces, revealing alternative route to the globalised and controlled urban spaces.
Ghost in the Shell 1995 (IIB)
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Voice actors: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Tamio Oki, Maaya Sakamoto
Japan, United Kingdom | 1995 | 83' 00" | In Japanese with Chinese & English subtitles | DCP | Colour
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Voice actors: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Tamio Oki, Maaya Sakamoto
Japan, United Kingdom | 1995 | 83' 00" | In Japanese with Chinese & English subtitles | DCP | Colour
Won Best Screenplay, Yokohama Film Festival 1996
In New Port City in 2029, Major Motoko Kusanagi leads the assault-team Public Security Section 9 to investigate a murder related to the mysterious hacker Puppet Master. She finds out that Puppet Master can hack into human brains through networks and control human memory. Public Security Section 9 discovers that Puppet Master is non-human along with some shocking secrets. The main locations of New Port City are adapted from the past sceneries of Hong Kong. In the film, one can easily find images of trams drifting in Wanchai.
Not Suitable for Young Persons and Children
Ticket: $75/$60*
*Tickets for full-time students, senior citizens, aged 60 or above and people with disabilities
20% off for each purchase of 4 or more standard tickets.
Ticket: $75/$60*
*Tickets for full-time students, senior citizens, aged 60 or above and people with disabilities
20% off for each purchase of 4 or more standard tickets.
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