#Solidarity
#Hongkongers across #UK pay tribute to #PoliceBrutality victims in #AntiELAB movement
On August 31, 2021, many HongKongers around UK assembled in #remembrance of the #831PrinceEdwardAttack, one of the most widely remembered incidents of police brutality during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
In #Cambridge, around 100 Hongkongers gathered at Parker’s Piece to pledge their continued support for the democratic movement in Hong Kong. At the end of the gathering, a young boy played the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong”, which resonated well with the crowd.
In #Edinburgh, a small street-side exhibition of protest art was on display. Organizers also set up a small Lennon wall, and many Hongkongers left notes to express their suppressed feelings.
The "Liberate Hong Kong; Revolution of our Times" protest flag also flew at gatherings in #Reading and #Bristol, where Hongkongers assembled to pray, and find support and solidarity in each other.
Source: #FirstHand
Photos used with permission of netizens
#Hongkongers across #UK pay tribute to #PoliceBrutality victims in #AntiELAB movement
On August 31, 2021, many HongKongers around UK assembled in #remembrance of the #831PrinceEdwardAttack, one of the most widely remembered incidents of police brutality during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
In #Cambridge, around 100 Hongkongers gathered at Parker’s Piece to pledge their continued support for the democratic movement in Hong Kong. At the end of the gathering, a young boy played the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong”, which resonated well with the crowd.
In #Edinburgh, a small street-side exhibition of protest art was on display. Organizers also set up a small Lennon wall, and many Hongkongers left notes to express their suppressed feelings.
The "Liberate Hong Kong; Revolution of our Times" protest flag also flew at gatherings in #Reading and #Bristol, where Hongkongers assembled to pray, and find support and solidarity in each other.
Source: #FirstHand
Photos used with permission of netizens
"Ten Years" Director Organizes #HongKongFilmFestival in the UK
Ka-Leung Ng, a Hong Kong director who produced the dytopian film #TenYears, has moved to the UK for almost a year; however, he did not announce his whereabouts until September 2021. When asked about the reason, Ng said, "I don't even know how to explain."
Being away for a year, #KaLeungNg still has his mind on Hong Kong, like many other Hong Kong people. Therefore, he organized the 1st Hong Kong Film Festival (UK) with fellows. It was held between March and April in #London, #Manchester, #Bristol and #Edinburgh.
Among his 16 film productions, there are videos related to social movements which are not allowed to be screened in Hong Kong. However, even more are small-scaled independent movie productions that even Hongkongers may not know them.
He knows that it is difficult to produce a movie freely in Hong Kong's current situation. Therefore, he hopes to promote Hong Kong movies in the #UK in various areas, topics and presentation ways throughout the Film Festival. He added, "Even if Hongkongers are emotionally eager to watch some of the movies, we have the responsibility to promote a breadth of movies. Therefore, more people can understand Hong Kong culture and stories... How Hong Kong films move further depends on how we continue to promote overseas."
Since people in the UK would like to watch HK movies but he does not have relevant experience, he and #ChingWong, with the aid of other people such as local film festival hosts and professors for HK movies, organise the event, titled "Rupture and Rebirth". "Rupture" can be understood as the change of not only interpersonal relationships due to imprisonment and being apart, but also the identity of #HKers and movie cultures. "Rebirth" indicates hope -- people try to find a way out of a bad situation. "Good artworks can still be seen in bad times". He emphasises that he does not intend to choose banned movies to screen, "when a place becomes abnormal, normal actions will be treated as weird".
Source: Inmedia #Mar12
https://bit.ly/3MLcRTa
#HongKongCinema
Ka-Leung Ng, a Hong Kong director who produced the dytopian film #TenYears, has moved to the UK for almost a year; however, he did not announce his whereabouts until September 2021. When asked about the reason, Ng said, "I don't even know how to explain."
Being away for a year, #KaLeungNg still has his mind on Hong Kong, like many other Hong Kong people. Therefore, he organized the 1st Hong Kong Film Festival (UK) with fellows. It was held between March and April in #London, #Manchester, #Bristol and #Edinburgh.
Among his 16 film productions, there are videos related to social movements which are not allowed to be screened in Hong Kong. However, even more are small-scaled independent movie productions that even Hongkongers may not know them.
He knows that it is difficult to produce a movie freely in Hong Kong's current situation. Therefore, he hopes to promote Hong Kong movies in the #UK in various areas, topics and presentation ways throughout the Film Festival. He added, "Even if Hongkongers are emotionally eager to watch some of the movies, we have the responsibility to promote a breadth of movies. Therefore, more people can understand Hong Kong culture and stories... How Hong Kong films move further depends on how we continue to promote overseas."
Since people in the UK would like to watch HK movies but he does not have relevant experience, he and #ChingWong, with the aid of other people such as local film festival hosts and professors for HK movies, organise the event, titled "Rupture and Rebirth". "Rupture" can be understood as the change of not only interpersonal relationships due to imprisonment and being apart, but also the identity of #HKers and movie cultures. "Rebirth" indicates hope -- people try to find a way out of a bad situation. "Good artworks can still be seen in bad times". He emphasises that he does not intend to choose banned movies to screen, "when a place becomes abnormal, normal actions will be treated as weird".
Source: Inmedia #Mar12
https://bit.ly/3MLcRTa
#HongKongCinema
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【專訪】移英後創辦香港電影節 《十年》導演伍嘉良：想繼續講香港故事 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導）「你去咗英國一年？但你舊年九月先公布自己離開⋯⋯」伍嘉良不好意思的回應：「係，差唔多一年⋯⋯呢啲嘢有時唔知道點開口。」 離開了一年，但和許多人一樣，伍嘉良心裡還是記掛著有關香港的事，例如電影。而既然放不下，不如想辦法在外地延續下去。籌備半年，伍嘉良和《十年》另一編劇黃靜等人創辦的第一屆香港電影節（英國），終敲定在3月至4月，於倫敦、曼徹