Heartwarming short films under the starry sky on one of the steepest streets of Hong Kong. The March screening of People’s Cinema – Open-air Screening of Jockey Club ifva Everywhere will be showing three short films close to the everyday lives of Hong Kong people: The Secret Taste (2012/ Col / 12' 32" / In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles) by Adam Wong, Merry X’mas (2007 / Col / 24’00” / In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles) by Jevons Au and Homecoming (2009/ Col / 29’35” / In Cantonese, Tagalog and English with Chinese and English subtitles) by Zune Kwok.
Free Admission. You are welcome to bring your own cushions.
Synopsis
Merry X’mas Jevons Au Man-kit
2007 |Col | 24’00”|In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Exchanging gift is a small issue; however, the poor little girl has to work hard to prepare for that. Eventually she decides to collect recycling papers in the street. It is sad and heartbreaking. There is neither stunning scene nor sensational plot. The rights and wrongs, warm and cold of the world are narrated simply from the little girl’s point of view.
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Homecoming Kwok Zune
2009| Col | 29’35”| In Cantonese, Tagalog and English with Chinese and English subtitles
More than 20 years ago, a Filipino girl named Charlie left her son and came to Hong Kong to work as a house maid. Separated from her family all these years, she thought she could finally go home to her son when she retired, but…
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The Secret Taste Adam Wong Sau-ping
2012|Col | 12' 32" | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
In May 2011, Ming Chow, at her 27 years old, having studied the barista certificate course for only two months, defeated many experienced baristas from the locals and the overseas at the Grand Barista Championship, Hong Kong region. What made Ming Chow's coffee hit the cord of the jury who were international coffee experts?
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