Keep Rolling

Ann Hui, one of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, steps before the lens as a 'star' for the very first time. Man Lim-chung's directorial debut chronicles the tumultuous forty-year career of this New Wave pioneer. The camera ventures into Hui's idiosyncratic world, capturing her whirlwind energy and disarming humanity. Her journey is an expedition through a metamorphic city and an unequivocal testament to an unyielding dedication to the craft. The film reveals how the director's personal obsessions and her profound concern for the 'everyday nobodies' breathe raw, moving life into her cinematic works.