Heyson Tang Cheuk-yu

Four young lives were changed forever when they become involved in the 1967 Hong Kong Leftist Riot; half a century later, another four face similar challenges amidst the Mainland-Hong Kong conflict.

Liu Yang He, a landmark in Hunan province, is not only the film’s original title but also a well-known Communist folk song in China. It was written during the Agrarian Reform that precedes the Cultural Revolution. Youngsters were sent to farmlands and factories to experience intense labour. They sang to praise Chairman Mao. Kah-kah (Rain Lau) was permanently injured in an industrial accident during that time. When Kah-kah meets this amputated client (Ko Hon-man), they feel sympathy with each other and turn this sympathy into a possibility of love as if they were flowing into a river of no return. Here, Rain Lau’s sophisticated performance resembles her award-winning role in Queen of Temple Street (1990).

Relationships with strangers can exist in all forms, including the most intimate ones. The two of them spy on each other in an open manner, slowly, their relationship deepens, while remaining strangers.

A night delivery man meets a woman who works in a publishing house. He helps her deliver books to a warehouse during rainy days, and in each encounter an endearing bond forms between them.

Hui-man has the body of a beast. As a former social worker, he still wishes to help others, especially his loved one Ning, a headstrong beauty who resists the world and who lives in the ruins after leaving her wealthy family. Both fight for survival and face their own needs and fears. Reunited despite obstacles, they only wish for a simple candlelight dinner without fanfare.

A beautifully shot film tours you around the peaceful Kwu Tung, with a hint of sadness and helplessness. The story takes place in the near future when the North East New Territories New Development Plan soon starts, with a few residents still reluctant to leave their home. Vani’s grandfather suffering from Alzheimer's disease is one of them. She goes to visit him with a hidden agenda – to find the land deed and hopefully help him move to a new home. However, the more she digs into the past, the more she finds out about the “undisclosed facts”. Lun Fung Temple is not only an icon of protection to the village, but also a key to the mysteries.

When a city becomes less accessible and appealing, is intergalactic immigration the only solution? A young couple comes on board a spaceship to reach their utopia. There had been both subtle and crude instances of suppressions, mostly to establish dominance, from the authority which they endured with determination. However, the theft of an important literature “Book of Flock” turned their voyage into upheavals and jeopardized their dreams. Though stylish in a futuristic tone, the fable may be as timeless as the message conveyed in the “Book of Flock”: the sadly familiar tactics by the totalitarian authority to fool the people and suppress their free will.

Cheung Yuk Fan feels suffocated in Hong Kong after 2019. 2021 Summer, She resigns from her job as an arts administrator and rents a flat in a sub-divided unit in an industrial building. She is determined to hide herself in this small world and start her own online trading business, forgetting about the distractions of the outside world. But one day, the beautiful sound of piano playing next door suddenly leads her into a realm of fantasy and illusion.