Venue/Date TBC
Hong Kong and Switzerland, 2020
Directed by
Kit Hung
Running time
107 minutes
This screening is organised in collaboration with Queer East.
The film follows an emotionally harrowing journey endured by young gay photographer Alex after he is diagnosed with peritoneal cancer. Abandoned by his brother and his on-again, off-again lover, Alex is forced to face his mortality and the loss of his sexual identity through sheer resilience. A devastating, but ultimately hopeful story of survival and resolve.
Meet the director
Kit Hung is a filmmaker from Hong Kong and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Migrant Futures Institute, Goldsmiths, University of London. Working across filmmaking, research, and teaching, his practice focuses on migration, queer lives, memory, and cross-border storytelling.
His films have screened internationally, and his work explores intimacy, displacement, and belonging through fiction, experimental, and socially engaged forms. Alongside his creative practice, he develops research-led and community-based projects that examine how vulnerable stories can be told with greater care, ethics, and protection.
His practice sits at the intersection of filmmaking, critical inquiry, and social impact. Kit is the founder of the Secure Storyteller Network (SSN), an initiative that supports filmmakers and storytellers working in sensitive contexts through training in digital security, consent-led practice, and risk-aware production. His work has been recognised by the Yale-China Artist Fellowship, the Berlinale Talents MasterCard Enablement Programme, and the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs (DBACE).
Meet the cast and crew
Starring
Michael Wai-Man Chan
Derek Tsang
Yiu-Sing Lam
Stefan Kollmuss
Sing Lam
Writers
Kit Hung
Julian Chi-Chiu Lee
Editor
Kit Hung
Producers
Chow Keung
Liliane Ott
Cinematographer
Raquel Fernández Nuñez
Camera and electrical department
Caspar Brog
Prentice Sinclair Smith
