
Chui Chai, Onitsuka Ng
Hong Kong
2023
In Yue Chinese (Cantonese) with English subtitles
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits & Director
Producer
Min Bahadur Bham, Gigi Chi Fan Lau
Screenwriter
Kam Fai LEUNG
Cinematography
Yung Tsz Hong, Ho Pui Kwan
Editor
Ho Ka Chun
Original Music
Wong Hin Yan

Kam Fai Leung
Leung studied economics, but his true calling is in film. He started as an apprentice under acclaimed director Chueng Chi-leung Jacob. His short The Captive and the Fugitive (2019) tells the story of a couple who make a film that doesn’t follow conventions. The latest work, Save My Soul (2023) – winner of the Eye Catcher Global 2023 International Pitching Forum Jury Award – depicts the transformation of a mute person due to loneliness.
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