Cine Memories of the War of Resistance
| Co-organised with Hong Kong Film Archive, Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, and Hong Kong Heritage Museum |
| Partner Organisation: Southern Film Culture Foundation |
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression as well as the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, the Hong Kong Film Archive, the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, Hong Kong Museum of History, and Hong Kong Heritage Museum jointly present the thematic screening programme "Cine Memories of the War of Resistance". Six selected films, spanning from 1941 to 2024, will be screened in 16 free sessions. Selected films include Roar of the People (1941), one of the Archive’s ‘100 Must-see Hong Kong Movies’; Ten Thousand Li Ahead (1941), directed by Cai Chusheng, a founding member of the National Salvation Association of Shanghai Cinema; Camel Caravan (2012), winner of the Best TV Film award at the 19th Beijing College Student Film Festival; The Grass in Wind (2015), which portrays wartime love stories set in Chongqing; Life Goes On (2024), a documentary highlighting the resilience of university students in southern China amid adversity; and the documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (2024), which delves into real historical events during the Second World War.
Please click here for more programme details on the website of Hong Kong Film Archive.
| Details of screening programme in the Museum: |
| Venue: Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History |
| Seats: 139 seats, free admission, first come, first served. (Members of the public may queue up outside the Lecture Hall 45 minutes before the screening begins.) |
| Language of the movies: Putonghua |
| The Museum makes no representation concerning the contents of the movies and speakers. |
| Life Goes On 30 / 8 (Sat)
2:30pm
Speaker of post-screening talk: Ms Fion KOO (Project Planner and Screenwriter for Life Goes On), Dr Henry CHIU (Research Assistant Professor, Centre for Film and Creative Industries, Lingnan University)  |
| The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru 3 / 9 (Wed)
2:30pm Speaker of post-screening talk: Dr Stephanie NG (Guest Lecturer, Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University)  |
| The Grass in Wind 6 / 9 (Sat)
2:30pm Speaker of post-screening talk: Ms LUO Ying (Director for The Grass in Wind)  |
| Camel Caravan 7 / 9 (Sun)
2:30pm  |
Please click here for the introduction of movies.
Please click here for more programme details on the website of Hong Kong Film Archive.
This screening programme is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has all along promoted Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public learn more about broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.
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Programmes may be changed or cancelled due to special circumstances. Please consult the museum’s announcement as final. |
