Ken Hui
Production
Known For

In Hong Kong, a young woman haunted by visions of her future self meets a stranger who changes the course of her night -- and possibly her life.
Zi

A wealthy Hong Kong housewife, Anna, lives a spoiled, bored life. When her husband suddenly leaves, taking the money and prestige with him, she refuses to accept her changed circumstances. Her chauffeur, Fai, who lives in an ugly barrack across the border in Shenzhen, is trying to get his wife—whose second pregnancy is a violation of the Chinese one-child policy—over the border so she can give birth in Hong Kong.
Bends

A food delivery man’s first shif t falls on the night of June 11, 2019. Ka-ho is new to his job and needs his son to navigate for him. The two ride on the same motorbike and try their best to deliver their orders. In a bar, Tyson spends the night attempting to figure something out. Under the blue sky, up on the highway, they are heading to the next destination.
Blue Hour

In the insurance exam hall, Wing is afraid of being categorized as social failures. She trains hard to be professional. However Wing is pressured by the examiner Chan and it’s been tough. With Wing’s pure heart, the system slowly malfunctions… When life gives you lemon, you make lemon tea and you swallow it. But is this our only way out?
Lemon Milk

From Boat People (1982) to Our Time Will Come (2017), from family struggles to anti-Japanese history, Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui finally films a topic she holds most dear – poetry. Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong’s most notable poets, Hui shows the topography of contemporary poetry on and of the city. Two poles of reality, the unrestrained Huang Canran and the cosmopolitan Liu Wai-tong, are juxtaposed to reveal two distinctively different personalities, ideals, and ways of life. Seeing the late Xi Xi recite her own poem about the old Kai Tak Airport is a deeply heart-warming moment.
Elegies

Divorced café owner Kayan lives with her daughter Tung. Her life is renewed after meeting her lesbian partner Shuting who becomes part of the loving family. When Kayan dies in a tragic car accident, the grieving Shuting wants to continue taking care of Tung but encounters strong opposition from Kayan’s mother. At Kayan’s funeral, due to social norms and taboos, Shuting is completely side-lined and stripped of the privilege to bid farewell to the love of her life. She faces yet another dilemma, having to make the decision to do what is best for Tung.
Live On Without Me

A photo journalist's quest for precision can go so far that it is hard to tell whether the human has become a machine or the machine has acquired a desire of its own. Cheung and his beloved Leica managed to captured a moment between life and death; the gaze from the subject haunts Cheung so much that he loses the strength to take another photo. Based on the true story of the famous photo journalist Mr. Lam Kai Cheung, The Decisive Moment reconstructs his life aided by interviews of his colleagues. The intriguing relationship between the object and the subject is brought forth for philosophical reflection.
The Decisive Moment

When Hei-ji finds out that Mimi hands a love letter to Sam, a charming and handsome guy, he couldn’t help but feel hear tbroken and shattered. Should he just let her go or should he fight for her? On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hei-ji finally overcomes all difficulties and fulfils Mimi’s wish. He even gathers up his courage and asks about the love letter.
Loves, with love

A story of Hong Kong told by three generations of real people: 'preschooled' children, 'preoccupied' young people, and 'preposterous' senior citizens.
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous

Night-shift security guard 36649 is a model employee who will be dismissed on New Year’s Day. On the very same day, street light 36649 is to be removed. Dismayed by the prospect of losing his soulmate, human 36649 reaches out to street light 36649 through a mysterious phone number, and is invited to a local-global journey amid the pandemic. A journey of the two 36649s unfolds as they travel around the world filled with wonders, which is also a voyage of self-discovery for human 36649. A loving tribute to WONG Kar-wai, the short is stylised and loaded with references to the beloved director of Hong Kong.
36649

Still Life (2024) is a self-reflexive documentary and intimate portrait of renowned self-taught painter Yeung Tong Lung (b. 1956, Fujian), best known for his large-scale figurative paintings that capture daily life in Hong Kong’s busy urban landscape. With a cinematic quality, Yeung’s paintings compress multiple perspectives and spaces into one canvas, coaching his audiences in different ways of seeing. The film follows Yeung over a three-year period, including his preparations for his 2021 solo exhibition Daily Practice at Hong Kong’s Blindspot Gallery.
Still Life

Celebrated Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Rabbit-Proof Fence) talks about his adventurous life and career in this frank and insightful documentary.
Like the Wind

Siu, in her seventies, once again endures cruel and unreasonable threats and abuse from her son at home. Having endured it all her life, she determined to push the old sofa that should have been discarded long ago out of her home.