[ Lemna Screening ] IFVA Community Screening: ”All About Us Film Festival 2022” & Post-screening Talk

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Date: 6 Nov 2022
Time: 14:00-16:30
Guest: Wong Yuk-ying Sonia, Ali Shamaz, Vu Duc Manh, DotDot Alfs Bryan Pabellan
Language: English

About Event
“All About Us” is a precious chance to speak for diversity and break down the boundaries and stereotypes of race, language, and gender. Community screening will be held at Tsim Sha Tsui Lemna of the Alchemist Café with 3 short films: The Poem of Pakistan directed by Ryan Chan Hon-yan and co-produced with All About Us members, Where are you? and Before it’s too late by All About Us students.

Programme followed by a post-screening discussion. Free registration with limited seats a first-come-first-served basis.

“Poem of Pakistan”
Ryan Chan Hon-yan
Col/ 25’00” /In Cantonese and Urdu with Chinese and English subtitles
Nominated for The 58th Golden Horse Awards, 2021 Taipei Film Festival and 2021 Kaohsiung Film Festival.

Hamid, a young Pakistan, is an insurance and investment broker. No matter how hard he tries, he finds it hard to be part of the society. He works hard to earn a living and has to take shortcuts sometimes. While handling a medical claim issue, he gets to meet a Pakistan youth who loves Pakistani literature. This encounter brings back Hamid’s memories of his homeland and his family, leading him to reflect on his current way of life.

“Where are you?”
Jonathan Abellano, Madhavi Gurung, Khan Fardin Dipon, Rana Samikshya, DotDot Alfs Bryan Pabellan, Vu Duc Manh, Jackey Hang Limbu, Irfan Ahmed, John Marcus Banday Mase
Col / 15’ 30”/ In English with English subtitles

Sadness. Anger. Frustration. These are the emotions felt by a boy, like any other. Waking up and going to school had been an extreme struggle for him over the past few days. Will he ever break this “blue” cycle?

“Before it’s too late”
Ali Shamaz, Butt Abdul Mueed Sajid, Atique Hamza
Col / 11′ 37″ / In English with English subtitles

Suicide angel Jon falls in love with Nat, a mortal woman who is an anti-suicide counsellor. Knowing that Nat is also having suicidal thoughts, Jon struggles between completing his job and giving up his immortality to save her.

About Speaker
Wong Yuk-ying Sonia, Based in Hong Kong, Sonia Wong now teaches at the Gender Studies Programme, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include lesbian identity, female sexuality, film, new media, and local history. In 2013, she founded Reel Women Hong Kong, the first and only independent film festival in Hong Kong devoted to the promotion of female-created films and gender awareness. In 2018, she founded the first Women’s Festival in Hong Kong with Eaton HK and Sally Coco. Apart from being a film festival organiser and academic, she is also a poet, writer, and visual artist. In 2019, Sonia was invited to serve as Jury Member for “Taiwan Competition” at the 26th Women Make Waves Film Festival Taiwan.

Guest
Ali Shamaz (Before it’s too late)
Vu Duc Manh, DotDot Alfs Bryan Pabellan (Where are you?)

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