#FirstHand #Nov13 #OneCountryThroughTorture
Public Screening of Documentary on Police Brutality in China Draws Passersby's Attention in Hong Kong
On the evening of November 13, 2020, Student Politicism, a pro-democracy student group organized a public screening on the street of Mong Kok, calling for the awaress of the fights against the Communist Party's rule and authoritarianism.
Directed by Kong King-chu, the documentary "One Country Through Torture" shows pro-democracy civilians' struggles and sufferings from police brutality and political oppression in China.
The screening has attracted a large crowd of passersby to stop and watch. Granny Wong was sighted among the onlookers. She was recently released by the Chinese authorities after a year-long detention in China, reportedly due to her prominent involvement in the anti-ELAB movement last year.
#NeverForget #NeverForgive #Save12HKYouths #PoliceBrutality #Authoritarianism #Screening #StudentPoliticism #Documentary
Public Screening of Documentary on Police Brutality in China Draws Passersby's Attention in Hong Kong
On the evening of November 13, 2020, Student Politicism, a pro-democracy student group organized a public screening on the street of Mong Kok, calling for the awaress of the fights against the Communist Party's rule and authoritarianism.
Directed by Kong King-chu, the documentary "One Country Through Torture" shows pro-democracy civilians' struggles and sufferings from police brutality and political oppression in China.
The screening has attracted a large crowd of passersby to stop and watch. Granny Wong was sighted among the onlookers. She was recently released by the Chinese authorities after a year-long detention in China, reportedly due to her prominent involvement in the anti-ELAB movement last year.
#NeverForget #NeverForgive #Save12HKYouths #PoliceBrutality #Authoritarianism #Screening #StudentPoliticism #Documentary
#FirstHand #Nov15
Students Reminds Hongkongers to Fight On with Public Screening of Documentary about China's State Terrorism
21:14 | Causeway Bay
In a shopping district in downtown Hong Kong, an ad-hoc screening took place on the street. The documentary "One Country Through Torture" directed by Kong King-chu follows four pro-democracy activists in China and the physical and mental tortures they experienced when facing suppression by the state.
The public screening organized by the group Student Politicism attracted passersby to stop and look.
The names of the 12 Hongkongers who have been detained in China since late August 2020 were displayed. The 12 pro-democracy activists are jailed by Chinese authorities for nearly 90 days without trial and without being able to meet with the lawyers appointed by their families.
#OneCountryThroughTorture #Screening #Save12HKYouths
#StudentPoliticism
Students Reminds Hongkongers to Fight On with Public Screening of Documentary about China's State Terrorism
21:14 | Causeway Bay
In a shopping district in downtown Hong Kong, an ad-hoc screening took place on the street. The documentary "One Country Through Torture" directed by Kong King-chu follows four pro-democracy activists in China and the physical and mental tortures they experienced when facing suppression by the state.
The public screening organized by the group Student Politicism attracted passersby to stop and look.
The names of the 12 Hongkongers who have been detained in China since late August 2020 were displayed. The 12 pro-democracy activists are jailed by Chinese authorities for nearly 90 days without trial and without being able to meet with the lawyers appointed by their families.
#OneCountryThroughTorture #Screening #Save12HKYouths
#StudentPoliticism
#Film #Censorship
No hope for pro-democracy films to be shown in Hong Kong: disappointing filmmaker claims
The Hong Kong government promulgated in June 2021 an amendment to the inspector's guideline of Film censorship regulations.
On the same day, the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (#OFNAA) declined approval for a short film, titled “Far From Home” which took anti-ELAB movement as background. The short film was intended to join the 15th Fresh Wave International Short Firm contest.
The film’s director Mok Kwan-ling told stand News on August 25, 2021 that in OFNAA’s response to her on August 17, the office requested as many as 14 counts of amendments. She described such request as excessive to the extent of going in contrary to the original intention of the film.
Without viable alternative,Mok decided to withdraw her film, saying that “it is not hopeful for it to be screened in Hong Kong”.
Source: Stand News; #Aug25
https://thestandnews.page.link/HoSrgvdNJQsz6FdJ6
#FailedState #Art #Screening #PolicalSuppression #FarFromHome #MokKwanLing
No hope for pro-democracy films to be shown in Hong Kong: disappointing filmmaker claims
The Hong Kong government promulgated in June 2021 an amendment to the inspector's guideline of Film censorship regulations.
On the same day, the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (#OFNAA) declined approval for a short film, titled “Far From Home” which took anti-ELAB movement as background. The short film was intended to join the 15th Fresh Wave International Short Firm contest.
The film’s director Mok Kwan-ling told stand News on August 25, 2021 that in OFNAA’s response to her on August 17, the office requested as many as 14 counts of amendments. She described such request as excessive to the extent of going in contrary to the original intention of the film.
Without viable alternative,Mok decided to withdraw her film, saying that “it is not hopeful for it to be screened in Hong Kong”.
Source: Stand News; #Aug25
https://thestandnews.page.link/HoSrgvdNJQsz6FdJ6
#FailedState #Art #Screening #PolicalSuppression #FarFromHome #MokKwanLing
Tears shed at Premier of PolyU Siege Documentary in London
#PolyUseige #FightForFreedom #StandwithHK #Documentary #InsidetheRedBrickWall #HongKongCinema #Screening #London
Source: Stand News; #Sept12
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Source: Stand News; #Sept12
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Tears Shed at Premier of PolyU Siege Documentary in London
The documentary "Inside the Red Brick Wall" was shown in the Open City documentary festival in London on September 11. The film captured one of the most aggressive crackdowns of Hongkonger's fight for democracy during the anti-Extradition movement in 2019, the police siege against protesters in Polytechnic University (#PolyU).
Many Hongkongers that have recently arrived in the UK went to see this documentary. Among them was a pro-democracy supporters, K, who said she took part in one of the demonstrations near the university. K told reporters that the documentary has brought back memories of the crackdown and her involvement in those demonstrations.
She was very saddened because she knew that those endured the sufferings during the siege were ordinary youngsters, real people with flesh and blood. She couldn't help but shed tears as she watched the documentary.
K acknowledged that the screening in UK did provide a platform for Hongkongers to get together, so that they knew they were not alone and can seek support when needed.
She hopes for the documentary to be shown in other countries, to let the world better understand what is happening in Hong Kong. She believes that the question-and-answer session at the end of the show helped local people understand what Hong Kong people has gone through during the movement.
#PolyUseige #FightForFreedom #StandwithHK #Documentary #InsidetheRedBrickWall #HongKongCinema #Screening #London
Source: Stand News; #Sept12
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E7%90%86%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%8D%E5%9F%8E%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%94%BE%E6%98%A0-%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E8%A7%80%E5%BD%B1%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A
The documentary "Inside the Red Brick Wall" was shown in the Open City documentary festival in London on September 11. The film captured one of the most aggressive crackdowns of Hongkonger's fight for democracy during the anti-Extradition movement in 2019, the police siege against protesters in Polytechnic University (#PolyU).
Many Hongkongers that have recently arrived in the UK went to see this documentary. Among them was a pro-democracy supporters, K, who said she took part in one of the demonstrations near the university. K told reporters that the documentary has brought back memories of the crackdown and her involvement in those demonstrations.
She was very saddened because she knew that those endured the sufferings during the siege were ordinary youngsters, real people with flesh and blood. She couldn't help but shed tears as she watched the documentary.
K acknowledged that the screening in UK did provide a platform for Hongkongers to get together, so that they knew they were not alone and can seek support when needed.
She hopes for the documentary to be shown in other countries, to let the world better understand what is happening in Hong Kong. She believes that the question-and-answer session at the end of the show helped local people understand what Hong Kong people has gone through during the movement.
#PolyUseige #FightForFreedom #StandwithHK #Documentary #InsidetheRedBrickWall #HongKongCinema #Screening #London
Source: Stand News; #Sept12
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E7%90%86%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%8D%E5%9F%8E%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%94%BE%E6%98%A0-%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E8%A7%80%E5%BD%B1%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A
Surprise #Screening of Hong Kong Protest Documentary "Revolution of Our Times" at Film Festival in #Japan
Sources: Citizen News; Stand News; Variety; #Oct7
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Sources: Citizen News; Stand News; Variety; #Oct7
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Surprise #Screening of Hong Kong Protest Documentary "Revolution of Our Times" at Film Festival in #Japan
The Tokyo Filmex festival wrapped up on November 7, 2021 with the surprise screening of Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow's “Revolution of Our Times,” a documentary about the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
In an interview, a Hongkonger working in Japan told reporters that she cried so much and couldn’t stop while watching the film.
She added that the film was intense, which reminded her of countless police-civilian confrontations during the 2019 movement. “Perhaps , it is the pain that has connected Hongkongers,” she said.
Another local source reportrf that the theater was full as #Filmex quickly sold out some 700 tickets for the screening.
After the screening, the whole house of audiences stood on their feet and clapped for minutes to show their respect. Even some Japanese shed tears.
“Revolution of Our Times” had its world premiere in July in the #Cannes Film Festival, where the festival deliberately delayed announcing its programming in order to minimize the chance of political blowback from the Chinese government.
The Filmex organizers used the same approach and only announced the screening on November 6, which was one day before the event.
“Revolution of Our Times” was filmed by #KiwiChow for more than a year during the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong that was sparked off by the city government’s attempt to pass a law that would allow extradition to China.
The government action triggered massive peaceful protests, followed by several months of civil disobedience and on-street confrontation. This in turn was met by unprecedented military-style tactics on the part of Hong Kong police, an aggressive prosecution policy by the government and the imposition by Beijing of the #NationalSecurityLaw.
More recently, a new #FilmCensorship law introduced in Hong Kong in early November makes it unlikely that films like “Revolution of Our Times” will be allowed to screen in the city where it was made.
Sources: Citizen News; Stand News; Variety; #Oct7
https://bit.ly/3HkwA9J
#RevolutionOfOurTimes #HongKongCinema #Documentary #Art #FilmFestival #Censorship
The Tokyo Filmex festival wrapped up on November 7, 2021 with the surprise screening of Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow's “Revolution of Our Times,” a documentary about the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
In an interview, a Hongkonger working in Japan told reporters that she cried so much and couldn’t stop while watching the film.
She added that the film was intense, which reminded her of countless police-civilian confrontations during the 2019 movement. “Perhaps , it is the pain that has connected Hongkongers,” she said.
Another local source reportrf that the theater was full as #Filmex quickly sold out some 700 tickets for the screening.
After the screening, the whole house of audiences stood on their feet and clapped for minutes to show their respect. Even some Japanese shed tears.
“Revolution of Our Times” had its world premiere in July in the #Cannes Film Festival, where the festival deliberately delayed announcing its programming in order to minimize the chance of political blowback from the Chinese government.
The Filmex organizers used the same approach and only announced the screening on November 6, which was one day before the event.
“Revolution of Our Times” was filmed by #KiwiChow for more than a year during the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong that was sparked off by the city government’s attempt to pass a law that would allow extradition to China.
The government action triggered massive peaceful protests, followed by several months of civil disobedience and on-street confrontation. This in turn was met by unprecedented military-style tactics on the part of Hong Kong police, an aggressive prosecution policy by the government and the imposition by Beijing of the #NationalSecurityLaw.
More recently, a new #FilmCensorship law introduced in Hong Kong in early November makes it unlikely that films like “Revolution of Our Times” will be allowed to screen in the city where it was made.
Sources: Citizen News; Stand News; Variety; #Oct7
https://bit.ly/3HkwA9J
#RevolutionOfOurTimes #HongKongCinema #Documentary #Art #FilmFestival #Censorship
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反送中紀錄片《時代革命》在未有預先宣傳下，突襲在東京FilmEx電影節上映。有觀看影片的在日港人形容「喊到收唔到聲」，回想起2019年無數個日子，看著電視直播幕幕峰煙和衝突的畫面，在大銀幕上感覺更強烈，或者「真正連結香港人嘅係痛苦。」
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Advocacy Group Campaigns for #Screening Films about Hongkongers' Fight for Democracy on #Netflix
Source: Fight for Freedom Stand with Hong Kong; #Nov10
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Advocacy Group Campaigns for #Screening Films about Hongkongers' Fight for Democracy on #Netflix
Source: Fight for Freedom Stand with Hong Kong; #Nov10
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Advocacy Group Campaigns for #Screening Films about Hongkongers' Fight for Democracy on #Netflix
"Fight for Freedom Stand with Hong Kong," a group advocates for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong called for fellow citizens to appeal to Netflix and request the showing of some pro-democracy documenteries and films produced in Hong Kong. These titles include:
- Revolution of Our Times;
- May You Stay Forever Young; and
- Far from Home
All these films chronicled the Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong in 2019, capturing the bravery and extraordinary resilience of youths in the face of brutal repression, and their plea for international help.
Under the #NationalSecurityLaw, it is a safe assumption that these films cannot be officially shown in Hong Kong.
On its Facebook post, the advocacy group cited the Chinese Communist Party's pressure as the key hinderance to distribution of these films.
The group encouraged netizens to make their voices heard through the "Title Request" page of Netflix:
https://help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest
Source: Fight for Freedom Stand with Hong Kong; #Nov10
https://www.facebook.com/standwithhk/posts/1329589067471758
#RevolutionOfOurTimes
#HongKongCinema #Documentary #Art #Streaming #FilmDistribution #Censorship
Advocacy Group Campaigns for #Screening Films about Hongkongers' Fight for Democracy on #Netflix
"Fight for Freedom Stand with Hong Kong," a group advocates for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong called for fellow citizens to appeal to Netflix and request the showing of some pro-democracy documenteries and films produced in Hong Kong. These titles include:
- Revolution of Our Times;
- May You Stay Forever Young; and
- Far from Home
All these films chronicled the Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong in 2019, capturing the bravery and extraordinary resilience of youths in the face of brutal repression, and their plea for international help.
Under the #NationalSecurityLaw, it is a safe assumption that these films cannot be officially shown in Hong Kong.
On its Facebook post, the advocacy group cited the Chinese Communist Party's pressure as the key hinderance to distribution of these films.
The group encouraged netizens to make their voices heard through the "Title Request" page of Netflix:
https://help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest
Source: Fight for Freedom Stand with Hong Kong; #Nov10
https://www.facebook.com/standwithhk/posts/1329589067471758
#RevolutionOfOurTimes
#HongKongCinema #Documentary #Art #Streaming #FilmDistribution #Censorship
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Hong Kong Directors of protest-themed movie win 2021 NETPAC award
The Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival and Asian Film Promotion Alliance presented this year’s #NETPAC Award to two young directors from Hong Kong, Yum-hap (任俠) and Lam-sum (林森) on November 24.
Yum and Lam are directors of “May You Stay Forever Young”, a protest-themed movie that took the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong as its backdrop. The movie portrays a group of young people in Hong Kong who gathered voluntarily in a bid to rescue those who attempted to sacrifice themselves for democracy and suicide.
The movie has earlier been shortlisted for the 58th Taiwan #GoldenHorseAwards and is running for the best new director and best editing on Saturday night (November 27).
The production team of “May You Stay Forever Young” was elated to be awarded. Amidst fading freedom in Hong Kong, the team sighed that the movie was first “impossible” to produce and now “impossible” to release.
“Many people have contributed to this movie, but they have to stay nameless and remain in the dark in order to carry on their fight for freedom,” the team added. “The place where this movie is allowed to screen is where freedom stands.”
The production team expressed gratitude to the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (#NETPAC) and they also thanked Taiwan for freedom.
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HK Protest-themed Movie Receives Multiple Nominations in Taiwan's #GoldenHorseAwards but Cannot Be Screened At Home
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31322
Advocacy Group Campaigns for #Screening Films about Hongkongers' Fight for Democracy on #Netflix
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31427
#Protest #HongKongMovie #Taiwan #Censorship #FilmAmendmentBill
Source: Stand News; #Nov24
https://thestandnews.page.link/huRMKo1C61tbDTqa6
Hong Kong Directors of protest-themed movie win 2021 NETPAC award
The Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival and Asian Film Promotion Alliance presented this year’s #NETPAC Award to two young directors from Hong Kong, Yum-hap (任俠) and Lam-sum (林森) on November 24.
Yum and Lam are directors of “May You Stay Forever Young”, a protest-themed movie that took the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong as its backdrop. The movie portrays a group of young people in Hong Kong who gathered voluntarily in a bid to rescue those who attempted to sacrifice themselves for democracy and suicide.
The movie has earlier been shortlisted for the 58th Taiwan #GoldenHorseAwards and is running for the best new director and best editing on Saturday night (November 27).
The production team of “May You Stay Forever Young” was elated to be awarded. Amidst fading freedom in Hong Kong, the team sighed that the movie was first “impossible” to produce and now “impossible” to release.
“Many people have contributed to this movie, but they have to stay nameless and remain in the dark in order to carry on their fight for freedom,” the team added. “The place where this movie is allowed to screen is where freedom stands.”
The production team expressed gratitude to the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (#NETPAC) and they also thanked Taiwan for freedom.
Read related articles
HK Protest-themed Movie Receives Multiple Nominations in Taiwan's #GoldenHorseAwards but Cannot Be Screened At Home
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31322
Advocacy Group Campaigns for #Screening Films about Hongkongers' Fight for Democracy on #Netflix
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31427
#Protest #HongKongMovie #Taiwan #Censorship #FilmAmendmentBill
Source: Stand News; #Nov24
https://thestandnews.page.link/huRMKo1C61tbDTqa6
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HK Protest-themed Movie Receives Multiple Nominations in Taiwan's #GoldenHorseAwards but Cannot Be Screened At Home
"May You Stay Forever Young" is a Hong Kong film which portrays the "suicide rescue team" during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
The movie…
"May You Stay Forever Young" is a Hong Kong film which portrays the "suicide rescue team" during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
The movie…