Creative Camps & Film Production

A creative video project dedicated to ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

"All About Us 2015/16" recruited over 50 participants, who are mostly from Pakistan, Philippines and some of them are from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, etc. The programme details is as below:

Orientation Night

Date: 23 Oct 2015 (Fri)

Venue: agnès b. CINEMA

Participants from different schools and community centres, together with teaching artists, social workers and student mentors gathered at agnès b. CINEMA for the Orientation Night on 23 Oct 2015. Teaching artist Lai Yan-chi Mo introduced the two upcoming exciting filmmaking camps in November and December. “All About Us” 2013/14 alumni Satish Kandal also shared his personal experience and his work Don’t just dream, Do to inspire this year’s participants.

3-day-2-night Creative Training Camp

Date: 13 - 15 November 2015 (Fri – Sun)

Venue: Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp

This camp aimed to inspire participants’ creativity through a series of specially designed collaborative activities. Participants were divided into 6 groups with support from teaching artists who were professional filmmakers, social workers from Life Workshop and student mentors from universities and even alumni.

Participants would be able to manage the basic skills of script writing, shooting and editing through 7 challenging workshops in order to get ready for the film production in November and December.

Film Production

Date: November - December 2015

Venue: Decided by the Teaching Artists and Participants after discussion

Participants were divided into 6 groups. They will produce creative short videos under the guidance of 6 teaching artists to learn different skills, from planning, filming, editing to post-production.

3-day-2-night Intensive Production Camp

Date: 18-20 December 2015 (Fri -Sun)

Venue: Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village

Feedback from All About Us 2015/16 Participants

Thank you for being there throughout the experience and hopefully we will meet again soon. - Pun Lokendra (aged 16, Nepalese)

Thank you guys so much! Divergents (Group 2) you guys are the best! Had good memories! - Mohammad Maria (aged, Pakistani)

Mr Lung, thanks for the effort and support you have contributed. We have learnt a lot from you! Thanks for tolerating us. Miss Tina, thank you for being so nice and helpful and most of all the most supportive social worker! Truly you're an inspiration. Noman, thanks for tolerating our attitude, it was good to have you as our mentor! =) - Mia Teresa (aged 17, Filipino)

I've never felt so inspired to follow my dreams. This activity really made me believe in myself and in my talents -- and it’s all because of the efforts that our teaching artist and social worker put. They believed in us and was with us every step of the way. - Xavier, Galadriel Antonia (aged 15, Filipino / Portuguese)

I would like to thank everyone who helped and did their best to make this programme meaningful and fun. - Brazil Mikaela Darlene Buhia (aged 15, Filipino)