Hong Kong Archives - Directors Notes

Tsz-wing Ho Reinterprets the Geometric Nature of Hong Kong’s M+ Museum in Abstract Animation ‘& More’

Animator Tsz-wing Ho tells DN how she deconstructed the form of the M+ Museum into her fluid shifting short exploring what underpins our material world.

Animation, Music Video

How the Limitless Borders of Abstract Art Are Inspiring the Unmistakable Aesthetic of Tsz-Wing Ho

Animator Tsz-wing Ho joins us to discuss her recognisable approach to filmmaking and her collaboration with Max Cooper for 'Pulse at the Centre of Being'.

Documentary, Live Action

Jonas Bak Casts His Own Mother in Feature ‘Wood and Water’, a Spiritual Piece of Late-Life Slow Cinema

Jonas Bak describes how he wanted to faithfully tell his mother's story through both form and narrative for his debut feature film.

Animation, Art & Fashion

How Max Hattler Transformed Hong Kong’s Vertical Skyline into Living Film Strips in ‘Serial Parallels’

Max Hattler provides some insight into his new film 'Serial Parallels' an experimental portrait of Hong Kong one of the most vertical cities in the world.

Documentary

Alex Vivian Shines a Light on Rising Hong Kong Female Basketball Star Cheuk Ting in ‘Emergence’

DN speaks to Alex Vivian about growing up in Hong Kong, not conforming to the traditional documentary formula, and using colour in short doc 'Emergence'.

Animation, Asides

Going Ape

A colourful collage of pop culture references 'Going Ape' imagines a world where apes have fully embraced the smartphone & all its associated behaviours.

Art & Fashion, Asides

Spirit

Dillon M. Banda's contemplative short celebrates the human spirit as it follows a community of nuns and monks as they prepare for a major ceremony.

Animation, Art & Fashion, Music Video

Max Hattler & Lux Prima Join Forces for an Audiovisual Collision of Repetition & Distortion in ‘Divisional Articulations’

We speak to long-time DN Alum Max Hattler about the trajectory his prolific career to date & his latest audiovisual collaboration with composer Lux Prima.

Art & Fashion

Dillon M. Banda Embarks on an Intimate Journey of Significant Songs and Past Love in ‘Ghosts’

Dillon M. Banda highlights the significant role music plays as the emotional soundtrack of memory in the first instalment of his 'How We Live Now' series.

Animation

Hong Kong Station

Treehouse Studio’s animation provide a guided tour of four decades of Hong Kong expressed as four levels of a metro station in Hong Kong Station. You can

Animation

A Decade

Created by the combined force of Oscar Sheikh and Ray Wong, A Decade is a 90 second animation detailing how sections of society have started to live in the

Animation

Batman: Dark Knightfall

If you’re planning to dip your toe into the world of stop motion fan films by making a short based on a beloved comic hero franchise, I suggest you use

Hong Kong Tag Archive