Blue Island
The sea between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland shimmers blue. This is where Chan Hak-chi swam against the waves and made his way across the sea to Hong Kong as he fled the Cultural Revolution in 1973. Up to the present day, the history of the Special Administrative Region is marked by a struggle for freedom and independence. In BLUE ISLAND we get to know activists from past and present. Through interviews, archive footage and re-enacted scenes, filmmaker Chan Tze Woon builds a bridge from the key years of resistance to the current protest movement. With virtuosity, he draws a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary city and allows us share in the vision of the future of its courageous citizens.
About the director(s)
Screenwriter and director Chan Tze Woon graduated with a master's in film production from Hong Kong Baptist University. His first two short films, THE AQUEOUS TRUTH (2013) and BEING RAIN: REPRESENTATION AND WILL (2014), deal with the political climate in Hong Kong. His debut feature-length documentary film YELLOWING (2016), about the tense relationship between Hong Kong and mainland China, won an award at Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. BLUE ISLAND is his second feature-length documentary film.
Filmography: Blue Island (Dok, 2022) | Yellowing (doc, 2016) | Being Rain: Representation and Will (short film, doc, 2014) | The Aqueous Truth (short film, doc, 2013)
- Genre: DOC: Social Interest & Politics
- Country, Year: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, 2022
- Runtime: 97 Min
- Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
- Subtitles: English, German
- Director: Chan Tze Woon
- Cinematography: Szeto Yat Lui, Sam Wa, Law Hoi Ki Ivan, Chan Tze Woon, Nature Hin, Kwok Chun Yui, Chan Hok Lun, Mi Kemak, Lau Kok Rui
- Editors: Chan Tze Woon, Silen Wu
- Music: Jacklam Ho Tsz Yeung, Guyshawn Wong
- Producers: Peter Yam, Andrew Choi, Kobayashi Sanshiro, Managi Izutaro, Catherine Chan
- Production Company: Blue Island Production Company Limited
