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Save My Soul

VIFF Short Forum

Canadian Premiere

What transpires when a mute and a blind man cross paths…

 

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Director
Cast

Chui Chai, Onitsuka Ng

Credits
Country of Origin

Hong Kong

Year

2023

Language

In Yue Chinese (Cantonese) with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
15 min
LGBTQIA2S+ Shorts

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 headshot; Save My Soul director

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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