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Hong Kong Director #JillLi Won Best Documentary in Taiwan's #GoldenHorseAwards
Hong Kong director Jill Li's "Lost Course" receives the Best Documentary at the 57th Golden Horse Award on Nov 21, 2020.
The documemtary follows a grassroot democratic movement the village of Wukan in China over a period of 6 years.
Another documentary from Hong Kong "Taking Back the Legislature" was also among the nominees in the same category.
Hong Kong director Kwok Zune won the Best Live Action Short Film in the same awards, for his film "Night is Young" which depicts the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
Read Kwok's speech here
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/26830
Source: Apple Daily #Nov21
https://bit.ly/3kQwJ8k
#Award #Documentary #LostCourse
Hong Kong director Jill Li's "Lost Course" receives the Best Documentary at the 57th Golden Horse Award on Nov 21, 2020.
The documemtary follows a grassroot democratic movement the village of Wukan in China over a period of 6 years.
Another documentary from Hong Kong "Taking Back the Legislature" was also among the nominees in the same category.
Hong Kong director Kwok Zune won the Best Live Action Short Film in the same awards, for his film "Night is Young" which depicts the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
Read Kwok's speech here
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/26830
Source: Apple Daily #Nov21
https://bit.ly/3kQwJ8k
#Award #Documentary #LostCourse
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Hong Kong's "Revolution of Our Times" Wins Best Documentary in Taiwan Film Awards;
Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong"
"Revolution of Our Times" has won the Best Documentary at the 58th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards in Taiwan.
Delivering his acceptance speech by video, director #KiwiChow thanked every person who was filmed and interviewed in this documentary.
One of them, Chow said, was a 16-year-old secondary school student. He was one of the Valiants and was trapped in the Polytechnic University along with Chow for several days during the #PolyU Siege. When he returned to class later. his identity was already made known, and he was trembling in fear when he stepped into his own classroom again. To his surprise, his classmates and teacher all hugged him. The whole room was in tears.
"I really wanted to include this scene in the film, but I couldn't. Still, I want Revolution of Our Times to be like this embrace. During the production, I cried many times. I felt like I relied on this film to comfort myself, to let out my anger and hate, to face my fears and trauma."
In closing, Chow remarked, "To those who remain in Hong Kong, including myself, those who are exiled overseas, and those in prison: My friends, although you may not have a chance to watch the film, I pray to my Heavenly Father that the mere existence of this film could be a comfort and an embrace. Thank you."
Source: Stand News #Nov27
https://thestandnews.page.link/EZfNdGW8CgCLuVVw6
#RevolutionOfOurTimes #GoldenHorse #FIlm #Award
Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong"
"Revolution of Our Times" has won the Best Documentary at the 58th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards in Taiwan.
Delivering his acceptance speech by video, director #KiwiChow thanked every person who was filmed and interviewed in this documentary.
One of them, Chow said, was a 16-year-old secondary school student. He was one of the Valiants and was trapped in the Polytechnic University along with Chow for several days during the #PolyU Siege. When he returned to class later. his identity was already made known, and he was trembling in fear when he stepped into his own classroom again. To his surprise, his classmates and teacher all hugged him. The whole room was in tears.
"I really wanted to include this scene in the film, but I couldn't. Still, I want Revolution of Our Times to be like this embrace. During the production, I cried many times. I felt like I relied on this film to comfort myself, to let out my anger and hate, to face my fears and trauma."
In closing, Chow remarked, "To those who remain in Hong Kong, including myself, those who are exiled overseas, and those in prison: My friends, although you may not have a chance to watch the film, I pray to my Heavenly Father that the mere existence of this film could be a comfort and an embrace. Thank you."
Source: Stand News #Nov27
https://thestandnews.page.link/EZfNdGW8CgCLuVVw6
#RevolutionOfOurTimes #GoldenHorse #FIlm #Award