A Taste of Connection: Sweets and Stories from Hong Kong and Japan
Film & Food Tasting, Relaxed Screening, Family Friendly
27 Sept 2025 (Sat)
2.30pm, Act One
Event Duration: Approx. 1.5 hr
Connecting with local ESEA communities, our Hong Kong and Japan cross-over event consists of two short films and a cross-cultural mochi-making demonstration. Suitable for children. The screening pairs a Golden Horse–winning short about three generations of Hong Kong women with a tender tale of a Japanese American girl navigating the unfamiliar terrain of her inherited ties in Japan.
The screening is followed by a Hong Kong and Japan cross-cultural mochi-making demonstration, participants may have a chance to make mochi themselves. Prices include 2 mochis and a drink.
Co-curated and presented in partnership with Ealing and Northfields Hong Kong Club.
3 Generations 3 Days 紅棗薏米花生
UK Premiere
Hong Kong | 2019 | Colour | 20’ | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Dir.: Nicole Hoi Ying Chu 朱凱濙
Ching's mother asks her to take her grandmother in until a nursing home is available. Best Live Action Short at Taipei Golden Horse Awards 2019 and Best Director at Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2019.
Moon Rabbit 月の兎
Japan | 2018 | Colour | 14’ | In Japanese and English with English subtitles
Dir.: Kae Ho 何嘉慧
Seven-year-old Rio visits her grandparents in Japan for the first time. As she navigates the unfamiliar surroundings, something happens behind closed doors.
