Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong
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Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong
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Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong Film Clips The Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pioneer Filmmakers Film Clips A Trip Through China (1917); Courtesy of Chinese Taipei Film Archive A Page of History (1941); Courtesy of Descendants of Mr. Lai Man-wai The Pearl Necklace (1926); Courtesy of China Film Archive A Poet from the Sea (1927); Courtesy of Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna Way Down West (1927); Unknown Incident in the Pacific (1938); Courtesy of Shaw Movie City Hong Kong Limited
Re-discovering Female Pioneers in Early Chinese Cinema Film Clips Golden Gate Girls (2013); Courtesy of Ms. S. Louisa Wei Murder Case in Chinatown (1961); Courtesy of Mr. Perry Ho Incident in the Pacific (1938); Courtesy of Shaw Movie City Hong Kong Limited Spirit of Overseas Chinese (1946); Courtesy of China Film Archive
Interview of Lai Shek
Lai Shek, the son of Lai Man-wai, stated the contribution of his father and Lai's family to Hong Kong and China film industries. Images of Lai's family and film stills, such as Chuang Tzu Tests His Wife (1914), A Page of History (1941), Rouge (1925), Mother's Song (1937) and The Tender Age (1957) are included.
Interview of Michael Rogge
Michael Rogge, a Dutch Cinematographer, made numerous documentaries of Hong Kong during his stay in the 1940s-1950s. Film clips of Introducing Hong Kong (1951-54), Rain (1952), Sunrise (1952) and Turn of the Tide (1953) as well as Michael Rogge's photos are included.
Interview of Lau Yam
Lau Yam, a film researcher, introduced Hou Yao and Hou Yao's films. Images of The World Against Her (1924), The Pearl Necklace (1926), A Poet from the Sea (1927), Way Down West (1927), The Desert Flower (1937), Incident in the Pacific (1938), The Wrong Couple (1938), Fortress of Flesh and Blood (1938) and Shaking Heaven and Earth (1938) are included.
Interview of S. Louisa Wei
S. Louisa Wei is a film scholar, director and producer, works include Golden Gate Girls (2013). Images of The Blue Jade (1947), Mad Fire Mad Love (1949), Murder Case in Chinatown (1961), Heartaches (1935-36), National Heroine (1937) and Back Street (1948) as well as the photos of Esther Eng are included.
Film still of Street Scene in Hong Kong (1898) (1)
Shot by the Edison Company in 1898, The Edison Shorts contains six shorts that are indicated as the earliest moving images of Hong Kong. One of these is Street Scene in Hong Kong. The Paper Print Film Collection is stored at the Library of Congress in the US.
Film still of Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s) (1) Hong Kong Sceneries was taken in the 1930s, the copy was hidden at the bottom of a well by father of our donor Dolores Wang, so that it could escape from the fate of being burned by the Japanese military.