Homeless In Taiwan
Time to polish up on our Mandarin. Homeless FC has just been invited to the 10th Taipei Film Festival.
What Keeps Him Going?
Someone said after a recent screening of Homeless FC, “That social worker – what keeps him going?” What keeps him going? We’ve been asking ourselves the same question for the longest time. How on earth does Wai Tung do what he does? The organizing and cajoling, the hours spent listening to problems. Even more time...
The Rest
The doctor ordered a period of complete rest. So, we’re still stuck in Bangkok. In a very nice hotel room, watching endless episodes of The Sopranos, losing too many rounds of Scrabble online, and generally waiting for time to crawl by. It’s not as fun as we’d initially hoped. Really. We’re feeling kinda excluded from...
Support The SIFF
Because it’s a minor miracle the festival’s even happening. When we spoke to Festival Director Philip Cheah a few months ago, he said they were just “flying by the seat of their pants”. Some pants. For something put together on a shoestring budget, the lineup looks pretty darn impressive this year. There’s even a new...
Concept of Space III
We’re back in Hong Kong. Back in our tiny box in the sky. Back for a film festival, a bit of work and David’s birthday. He turned 50 on the 9th. We found out just before our screening at the Chinese University. The organizers had invited David, along with Ah Hung and another team member....
Listen. Watch.
Probably the best remix of… anything. Ever. From the same composer behind the soundtrack for Homeless FC. Now you know what happened to Michael Learns to Rock.
So Here’s The Good News
1. The awful pain in the neck is nearly gone now. Down to a teeny lump. The doctor here made suitably sympathetic noises, said the folks in Kathmandu did a great job treating the infection and dispensed yet more pills. 2. NHK is buying Aki Ra’s Boys – one of just three films picked from...
Dragons and Tigers
The full line-up for the Vancouver International Film Festival’s Dragon and Tigers series is out. We’re thrilled to be in such excellent company.
Milestones
East Timor votes for a new parliament today, it’s the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Handover tomorrow, and at 4pm on Monday, Homeless FC opens at the Hong Kong Arts Centre. If you haven’t already bought tickets, they’re available at URBTIX. Six screenings only. We’re not producing DVDs anytime soon and there are no...
