Contours of Migration: Life Goes On in the In-between
18 Sept 2025 (Thu)
6pm, Garden Cinema
Runtime: 96’
The prism of diaspora transforms one’s identity into complex colours, in exchange for existing in a liminal space between cultures, generations, borders, and time. Enriching perspectives can be found across wider East and Southeast Asian experiences. A perfect day, the dangers of border-crossing – is grass indeed greener on the other side?
Followed by an in-person Q&A with filmmakers in this programme. Ticket holders will receive a free drink of Hong Kong-style milk tea, supported by My Cup of HK Tea (https://mycupofhktea.co.uk/ )
Clearance
Malaysia | 2025 | Colour | 15’ | In English and Bahasa Melayu with English subtitles
Dir.: Charles Normsaskul
With the help of a translator on the phone, a Malaysian woman is interviewed by an immigration officer to decide if she can enter the United Kingdom.
Side A: A Summer Day A面: 我的一天
UK Premiere
Taiwan | 2024 | Colour | 21’ | In Mandarin, Cantonese and Hindi with English subtitles
Dir.: Kin Fai Wan 溫景輝
Fei will get the best birthday present ever if he finishes his homework, his mother promised. But it's already the last day of summer, and Fei hasn't received anything yet. Best Live Action Short at Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2024.
Give and Take
World Premiere
Canada | 2025 | Colour | 60’ | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Dir.: Jimmy Lo 羅志明
A schoolteacher and an artist, two newlyweds, leave their lives in Hong Kong and wrestle with the promise of freedom in Canada.
