Anson Mak

Most Popular Anson Mak Trailers

Total trailers found: 10

Differences do matter 大不同 Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

This work explores the notion of differences and the impossibilities of clearly stating the importance of differences, regarding sound and images, visual and audio perception, sexual identity, Cantonese, written Chinese and English languages, representation by mass media and by ourselves, and interpretations of street actions.

The Black Wall Trailer (2022)

12 November 2022

On stage, senior Cantonese opera singer Sam Chan is bright and well-received. Yet at backstage, how could she deal with her fear and difficulties and a complaint against her regarding National Security Law in Hong Kong?

Diasporama: Dead Air Trailer (1997)

04 June 1997

An average of 60,000 people emigrated from Hong Kong each year in early 1990s. An absolutely personal and biased sampling of this diaspora from an insider/outsider perspective just before the 1997 handover.

Home and a Distant Archive Trailer (2021)

01 May 2021

A poetic, experimental portrait of four Hong Kong women in London working to digitise records of the handover agreement between the United Kingdom and China.

On The Edge Of A Floating City, We Sing Trailer (2012)

25 March 2012

Hong Kong is called many things, but "musical" is rarely, if ever, among them. Mak's semi-experimental documentary looks at a handful of local musicians who are actively forging creative havens in the city's most unexpected corners, from old dai pai dongs to major tourist hubs to childhood neighbourhoods.

Fear(less) and Dear Trailer (2020)

22 October 2020

Hongkongers have been experiencing extremely difficult times due to the political movement caused by anti-Extradition Bill since the summer of 2019 followed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reverberation Trailer (2023)

25 May 2023

Reverberation is an experimental film that centres on Yau Ma Tei—a district in Hong Kong that was home to various independent art and cultural spaces in the 2010s and was also where the filmmaker began her practice.

One-Way Street on a Turntable Trailer (2006)

09 February 2006

This essay film is about Hong Kong as a place, or rather as a series of places, each with their own series of histories.

Two Or Three Things I Know About Them Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

This early video work by Anson Mak unfolds in four parts: found footage exploring gender ambiguity in Cantonese Opera, a dance sequence in Central, an interview with a lesbian woman, and commentary from a friend in the form of a reflexive documentary.

Same Yet Different Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

In 1995, Anna Wu introduced a private bill on Equal Opportunities in Hong Kong covering sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, and family responsibilities.