In order to fulfill the expectation of her mom and her grandpa, Nam is raised as a boy since she was born. She dresses like a boy every day before going to school, gets changed back to a girl’s uniform, and puts on a boy’s outfit before heading home. Her hysterical mom anticipates the return of her husband, which is a dream never come true. Nam finds her only shelter at her childhood friend Yeung’s house, a place where she can finally be herself, i.e. doing laundry for her underwear. But her life changes on the day when Yeung disappears.
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Chan Kam-hei
Fok Ka-bo
Wong Wing-yiu, Chan Kam-hei
Chan Hok-lun
Ho Ka-lai
Yung Yuen-ting
Leung
Kit-ying
2016
United Kingdom
6th Chinese Visual Festival
2016
Taiwan
5th 39 Hour Short Film Contestival
2016
Italy
18th Udine
Far East Film Festival
2016
Hong Kong
Reel Women Hong Kong Film Festival
2015
Hong Kong
Fresh Wave Award, Best Film Award & Best Script (Student
Division), Fresh Wave International Film Festival 2015
Chan Kam-hei is a
year 3 student of the School of Film and Television at the Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts.
Filmography 2015 Conditioned
Remarks shared after Festival
“This was my first time attending a film
festival outside Hong Kong. I found that the audiences in United Kingdom were
curious about the difficulties in Hong Kong that short film production has been
encountering. After the Q&A section, an audience came forward and shared
that he enjoyed my film quite much.. [More]
“This was my first time attending a film
festival outside Hong Kong. I found that the audiences in United Kingdom were
curious about the difficulties in Hong Kong that short film production has been
encountering. After the Q&A section, an audience came forward and shared
that he enjoyed my film quite much. Although he could not fully understand the
culture of walled village in Hong Kong, he was impressed by the strong female
character inside my film. His words made my trip so meaningful. This is
actually quite exciting to know that my work can touch the heart of an audience
across the language and cultural barriers. “
—Shared by Chan Kam-hei, director of Conditioned, after attending the 6th Chinese Visual Festival in United Kingdom.
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