Hong Kong On Screen x Be Water Reading Club | 2024 HKOSFF @Seattle

Be Water Reading Club is excited to partner with Hong Kong On Screen to bring the 2024 HKOS Film Festival to Seattle!  Join us on September 14 for a special screening of two documentaries – To Be Continued 《尚未完場》and Stories of Pang Jai《風吹布動》, followed by a Q&A with Director Jimmy Lo of Stories of Pang Jai.

Through the rediscovery of a forgotten arts impresario and the struggle to preserve a long-standing fabric market, To Be Continued 《尚未完場》and Stories of Pang Jai《風吹布動》together offer a glimpse into the diverse and resilient cultural heritage of Hong Kong. Join us as we reflect on the evolving identity of a city in transition.

Program Schedule:
5:00 PM: Check-in Opens
5:15 PM: Merch table, Introduction, and To Be Continued《尚未完場》
7:00 PM: Stories of Pang Jai《風吹布動》
7:50 PM: Virtual Q&A with Director Jimmy Lo of Stories of Pang Jai《風吹布動》

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore two captivating endeavors in preserving cultural history and community heritage in Hong Kong. Join us for an evening of inspiration and insight, and engage directly with the creative mind behind one of these stories. We look forward to seeing you!

Documentary Synopsis:  

To Be Continued 《尚未完場》

2023 | 1hr 20min | In Cantonese and English with Chinese and English subtitles |
Co-directors: Dora Choi & Haider Kikabhoy

To Be Continued《尚未完場》begins with the successful grassroots campaign to preserve the iconic State Theatre 皇都戲院 in North Point and gradually uncovers the forgotten legacy of Harry Odell, an expat and trailblazing impresario who shaped Hong Kong’s cultural scene in the 1950s. Director Dora Choi takes us through the five-year journey of her co-director Haider Kikabhoy’s research and interviews surrounding the life of Odell, offering a reflective exploration of the cosmopolitan and adventurous spirit of postwar Hong Kong.

很多人和事每天在歷史大潮中消逝，正如歐德禮。直到七十年代，歐德禮是連的士司機也耳熟能詳的一代娛樂大亨，今天卻無人知曉。他是皇都戲院前身 - 璇宮戲院的創辦人，五十年代戰後蕭條，他已一手引入多位國際知名音樂家，永遠叼着一口雪茄見報寫專欄，歐德禮的演藝事業虧損慘重，卻為香港文化開闢了新天地，被稱為「香港文化史前人物」。

然而，九七年皇都戲院結業，歐德禮的輝煌過去彷似正式落幕。有人不甘心，五年來鍥而不捨去翻查資料，上山下海用盡古怪方法尋覓歐德禮的後人，甚至尋人尋到香港巨星張敬軒家中，赫然發現跨時空的關聯。

在那個白天上映黃飛鴻和林黛電影的大戲院，晚上有名家如 Isaac Stern、Fournier坐鎮，華洋雜處，雅俗共賞，只此一家。標誌香港新時代的大會堂開幕，第一場演奏正是由歐德禮承辦。五、六十年代那個消失的香港又再被看見：曾經如此兼容並包、不問身世、各種文化互相碰撞，有如初戀般令人心動。

讓我們記得這個故事。歐德禮和香港的傳奇，尚未完場。

Stories of Pang Jai 《風吹布動》

2024 | 50 min | In Cantonese and English with Chinese and English subtitles |
Director: Jimmy Lo

Pang Jai「棚仔」— a fabric market in Sham Shui Po established in the late 1970s — stands as a poignant relic of Hong Kong’s once-thriving textile industry and its industrious vitality, now past its prime. Stories of Pang Jai《風吹布動》chronicles the struggle of resilient vendors against the juggernaut of urban redevelopment, documenting their everyday lives where threads of perseverance and community solidarity are tightly interwoven.

2015年，政府計劃收回深水埗「棚仔」布市場，以興建一幢政府資助房屋。在尺土寸金的香港，「沒經濟價值」不難成為被剷除的目標。布販們為共同信念怒吼、抗爭與生活、政客與官僚之間，在深水埗「棚仔」，在風雨飄搖，在陽光燦爛的日子，這是他們的生存空間。《風吹布動》重現了香港曾經是一個成熟的公民社會，社區和各持份者之間能通過協商合作，這點在2024年顯得尤其珍貴。本片展示了各方為保留「棚仔」所作的努力以及香港紡織業曾經的輝煌。

Stories of Pang Jai's selected awards and screenings:
2020 Human Rights Award Nominee, South Taiwan Film Festival, Taiwan
2021 Best Young Filmmaker, Bright Future Independent Film Festival, Sweden
2021 Winner, First-time Feature Documentary, Luleå International Film Festival, Sweden
2021 Winner, First-time Filmmaker Session, Lift-off Film Festival, United Kingdom
2023 Institute of Global Prosperity, UCL, United Kingdom
2024 Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2024 Film Expo, United States
2024 Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference, United Kingdom

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