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Hong Kong Mixtape Review: Ode to a Changing Nation

by Rachel Ho
May 5, 2023
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In Hong Kong Mixtape, San San F Young illustrates that the heart and soul of Hong Kong was, and always has been, with its people.

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Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law? Review: The World at Their Feet

by Rachel Ho
May 4, 2023
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Who's Afraid of Nathan Law? is a display of the cunning nature of students, and a reminder of the potential felt with the world at one's feet.

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Blue Island Review: Welcome to the Island of Depression

by Rachel Ho
May 5, 2022
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Blue Island explores what it means (and has meant) to be a Hongkonger over the last 150 years in the shadow of mainland China.

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Faceless Review: Hongkongers on the Frontlines

by Pat Mullen
May 5, 2021August 9, 2021
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Systems Down, one of this year’s themed programs at Hot Docs, features a collection of stories about individuals fighting against broken structures of oppression. Fitting snugly into the theme of the good

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Anders Hammer Takes Audiences to the Frontlines of Democracy in Do Not Split

by Pat Mullen
February 28, 2021August 8, 2021
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Director Anders Hammer discusses his short doc Do Not Split about the 2019 Hong Kong protests.

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Oscar Short Docs Reviewed: Part 2

by Pat Mullen Madeline Lines
February 18, 2021August 9, 2021
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Reviews for the Oscar-shortlisted short docs A Love Song for Latasha, Speed Cubers, Call Center Blues, and Do Not Split.

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Hot Docs Review: ‘Hong Kong Moments’

by Susan G. Cole
May 28, 2020December 11, 2021
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Hong Kong Moments (Hong Kong/Germany, 90 min.) Dir. Bing Zhou Program: Special Presentations Were you blown away by the mammoth “umbrella demonstrations,” undertaken by pro-democracy forces last year to protest Beijing’s new

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36 years after winning the Academy Award for Best 36 years after winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Brigitte Berman's ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU'VE GOT gets new life in a restoration as part of @telefilm_canada's Canadian Cinema - Reignited program. Read more about the doc classic, which recently screened at @tiff_net, in our feature on the restoration. Link in Threads/Stories! 🏆 #CdnFilm #documentary #BrigitteBerman #ArtieShaw #TIFF23 #movies #Oscars
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