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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Title: Control City Credits: CHEN Chi Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/ZFVOUqHRYDs Theme: The video shows the Hai Men high-speed railway station under strict control during the pandemic. In February this year, Shanghai was hit by a massive outbreak. Hai Men, as a city around Shanghai, has been seriously affected. In order to effectively prevent the importation and spread of the epidemic and ensure the health and safety of residents, the Hai Men government requires that “no people leave the area and no gathering is allowed”. As a result, traffic control became very strict and began to affect people’s daily travel. The video

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Title: Control City- High Speed Rail Station Credits：Huang Shiyu Video link：https://youtu.be/pvC5e5QP_Jk   Description of the theme The video, titled “Ya ‘an High-speed Railway Station during the epidemic,” documents how Ya ‘an managed the operation of the high-speed railway station and ensured people’s safety during the epidemic. In Ya ‘an, where there is no airport, the high-speed railway station has become the most important means of transportation. People use it to travel to farther cities. Due to the remote geographical location of Ya ‘an, Ya ‘an was not seriously affected by the epidemic, but Ya ‘an still did not relax, the

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