Anxiety of the Uncertainty

Stage Door (Hu Du Men)

This film is adapted by Raymond To from his stage play which focuses on the stage life and personal life of owner and popular star of her own theater company, Lang Kim Sing's (Josephine Siao). She tries to revitalize Cantonese stage art by hiring a Western-educated stage director whose actions evoke animosity and jealousies among the acting troupe. In Lang Kim Sing's personal life, her conservative husband becomes strained and plans to move the family and business to Australia much against the wishes of his family. The "Hu du men" represents the fine line between the self and the role on stage. Once an actor crosses the Hu du men, she must forget herself and become the role.

The film predicts an optimistic view of the future. It uses Josephine Siao's character as a focal point to bring out family struggle of immigration and an array of societal situations, ex. married life, parenthood and homosexuality.

Directed by Shu Kei, Produced by Raymond Chow
Starring: Josephine Siao, Anita Yuen, King-Fai Chung, David Wu, and Waise Lee

Floating Life

Ma and Pa Chan came to Hong Kong from China in their youth. Now they are selling their home and emigrating to Australia to live with their second daughter Bing (Annie Yip) in her huge suburban home. Their two youngest boys will be emigrating too, while the eldest (Anthony Wong) will remain in Hong Kong with his Chinese-Canadian girlfriend. Meanwhile the eldest Chan daughter (Annette Shun Wah) has bought her first home in her husband's native Germany. A typical immigrant situation, family members scatter all over the world, and each one of them has a story to tell...

It is as much about family and cultural ties as it is about dispersal and dislocation of immigrant's life.

This film won the Jury Prize Best Film at 1997 Film de Femmes, Cretail France; the Silver Leopard Prize; Youth Jury Prize; Best Film for Human and Spiritual Vision; Federation Internacionale Des Cine Clubs Prize and Don Quixote Award at the 49^th Locarno International Film Festival; the Best Feature Film and Best Director at the 34^th International Film Festival of Gijon, Spain; the Best original Music Score at the 1996 Taipei Golden Horse Film Award.

Directed by Clara Law, Written by Clara Law and Eddie Fong
Starring: Cecilia Lee Fong Sing, Annette Shun Wah, Annie Yip and Anthony Wong

• "Emigration vs. Immigration" Series
• "Anxiety of the Uncertainty" Series
• "Searching for the Root" Series
• "Live-Like-There's-No-Tomorrow Symptom" Series
• "Collaboration Between Hong Kong and China Policemen" Series
• Historical Perspectives Series