RIOT IN VANCOUVER SHORT FILM SCREENINGS – Hybrid City: Hong Kong, Vancouver (1997)

Curator : Su-Anne Yeo

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The handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China was historic in many respects. Ten years on, this program of short films by Asian Canadian artists evokes the themes of memory and identity that were associated with that event. Encompassing many forms–experimental, animated, and documentary–it questions the process of historic and personal change and the possibilities for new futures.

Chaos, 3 min, Yun Lam Li
An experimental film shot on Super 8 and hand-processed with hand-drawn animation.

La Salle Primary, 5 min, Ho Tam
A trip back to the artist?s Chinese Catholic elementary school in Hong Kong becomes a voyage of self-discovery.

Waving, 5 min, Ann Marie Fleming
A woman recalls the complex relationship that she shared with her maternal grandmother.

Jaime Low, Small & Shy, 5 min, Lillian Chan
Seven-year old Jaime copes with her father?s absence in Hong Kong by creating a special Father’s Day gift.

Awakening the Dragons, 23 min, Annie O’Donoghue
The story of ‘Genesis I’, the first Chinese-Canadian women’s team to compete in the sport of Dragon Boat racing.

Asthma Tech, 5 min, Jonathan Ng
Winston copes with asthma with the help of paper, crayons, and his imagination.

Pioneers of X-Ray Technology, 15 min, Ann Marie Fleming
A portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather, Dr. Ernest To, a 91-year-old Chinese man who watched Hong Kong enter the twentieth century.

Bus No. 7, 3 min, Ho Tam
The artist recalls his childhood through a bus that runs through the streets of Hong Kong, day and night.

I Thought of You Often, 5 min, Yun Lam Li
A visual poem about the meaning of aging in a culture that is not one’s own.

Total: 70 minutes