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Ballad On The Shore(MOViE MOViE: Life is Art)
Opening on 01-09-2018
97 minutes
Cantonese, Other(In Parts)(Chinese, English Subtitles)
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On the small isle of Tap Mun, the ocean breeze gently lifts up strands of grey hair on Lai Lin-shau’s head. He quietly sings in the characteristic tones of the fisherman’s ballads. Seemingly without rules, the pitch and tones alternate and repeat themselves as if they were synchronising with the ocean waves. Lai is one of the few people alive who knows the fisherman’s ballads intimately. None of his children experienced the harsh and unforgiving life at sea. They are not even aware of his priceless knowledge of the ballads.As the fishing community shrinks, old fishermen found new ways of life on land. One performs and teaches the ballads to young children; another uses the ballads to spread her Christian faith. The ballads have become a spiritual harbour for these landed fishermen. But deaths come brutally. Lai loses his listeners and his memory of the ballads. A precious part of him is dying.
The LIFE IS ART screenings will feature director Ma Chi Hang’s new, previously unseen video, VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF FISHERMENSONG.
1 Sept 2018 (Sat) 7:25pm Broadway The ONE Post-screening sharing (10 mins)* *Guests: Director Ma Chi Hang & Dr. Sheren Cheng
15 Sept 2018 (Sat) 6:10pm MOViE MOViE Cityplaza Pre-screening sharing and music performance (5:30-6:00pm)*
*Guest speaker: Director Ma Chi Hang and local fishermen
*Due to unforeseen circumstances, the singer scheduled to perform before the screening will be unavailable.*
Director
Ma Chi Hang Cast |
Lai Lin-shau |
* = Special first show concession tickets available for senior citizens
Ballad On The Shore(MOViE MOViE: Life is Art)
Opening on 01-09-2018
97 minutes
Cantonese, Other(In Parts)(Chinese, English Subtitles)
Synopsis
On the small isle of Tap Mun, the ocean breeze gently lifts up strands of grey hair on Lai Lin-shau’s head. He quietly sings in the characteristic tones of the fisherman’s ballads. Seemingly without rules, the pitch and tones alternate and repeat themselves as if they were synchronising with the ocean waves. Lai is one of the few people alive who knows the fisherman’s ballads intimately. None of his children experienced the harsh and unforgiving life at sea. They are not even aware of his priceless knowledge of the ballads.As the fishing community shrinks, old fishermen found new ways of life on land. One performs and teaches the ballads to young children; another uses the ballads to spread her Christian faith. The ballads have become a spiritual harbour for these landed fishermen. But deaths come brutally. Lai loses his listeners and his memory of the ballads. A precious part of him is dying.
The LIFE IS ART screenings will feature director Ma Chi Hang’s new, previously unseen video, VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF FISHERMENSONG.
1 Sept 2018 (Sat) 7:25pm Broadway The ONE Post-screening sharing (10 mins)* *Guests: Director Ma Chi Hang & Dr. Sheren Cheng
15 Sept 2018 (Sat) 6:10pm MOViE MOViE Cityplaza Pre-screening sharing and music performance (5:30-6:00pm)*
*Guest speaker: Director Ma Chi Hang and local fishermen
*Due to unforeseen circumstances, the singer scheduled to perform before the screening will be unavailable.*
Director
Ma Chi Hang Cast
Lai Lin-shau
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* = Special first show concession tickets available for senior citizens