Script I usually walk out of the apartment at 9:15 in the morning. And then I walk up the hills under the apartment to get to the university. Along the road, I could see some people walking along the sidewalk, or crossing the street, possibly heading out to work. This is a scene that I once thought had disappeared due to the pandemic. Now it is such a pleasure to be able to see the situation here getting better and people can get back to their life again. After studying in the library, I sometimes would go for some snack

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  Having moved to Sham Shui Po for more than three years now, I’d never stepped in, or even noticed any alleyways. These edged spaces seemed too dangerous for a girl to go in alone. So, I took this project as an opportunity to really understand my community. All the alleyway footage in this film was taken within a 15 minutes’ walk from where I live. Dated back to the 1880s, larger parcels of land rented from the government started to be divided in the middle. The lanes allowed waste disposal, daylight, and air to enter from the back façade.

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Director: Cheng Brian Mikael Dytianquin Script writer: Cheng Brian Mikael Dytianquin Original footage and photography by Cheng Brian Mikael Dytianquin Vocals: Cheng Brian Mikael Dytianquin This video focuses on the liminal spaces found in Tung Cung, Yat-tung housing estate. Since most people past by these spaces, they’re often overlooked. Initially, even I thought there wasn’t much to say other than the space’s simplicity. But, upon closer observation, these spaces carry a lot of history and life. Since Hong Kong as a whole deals with the issue of ‘not having enough space,’ you can start to see how people make use

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