Odyssey 2023’s Cambridge GALA Screenings will arrive at the Arts Picturehouse exclusively with 7 films on 12th and 14th June, focusing on the discussion of ‘Journey’.
POSSIBLY THE MOST EXPLORATIVE FILM PROGRAMME IN CAMBRIDGE THIS SUMMER – don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to be the first audience in the UK to go on an adventure to explore life, the awe of nature, and the gender quality with the young filmmakers from Mainland China and Hong Kong.
In its 3rd edition, UK based independent film festival Odyssey: a Chinese cinema season celebrates ‘Global Sustainability’ as its main theme this year, responding to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has 5 main strands for the festival programme comprising both online & offline screenings. They include “JOURNEY”, “EQUALITY”, “BIODIVERSITY”, “ENVIRONMENT” and “URBAN DEVELOPMENT”.
Most Odyssey 2023 official selections coming to Cambridge will make their debut appearance in the UK, exclusively at the Arts Picturehouse Cambridge.
Odyssey 2023 Cambridge GALA Screening Programme
Monday 12 June 2023 | 18: 00
Odyssey 2023 Official Selection: NAN RUN! + A Light Never Goes Out
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NAN RUN! (2022)
UK PREMIERE
Strand：Equality
Director: Yingyi Li
Country: China
Runtime： 19’
Language：Mandarin with English subtitles
Genre：Short, Experiment
Synopsis
Perfection™ Conversion Center is an absolute institution of gender correctness and a dedication in making the Perfect boys and girls. Hao’hao, the girl with the highest Perfection™ score discovers a horrendous secret – her best friend, a boy pregnant. After the shock and struggle in her ideals, she decides to keep the secret from Teachers and help Nan’nan escape. However, the plot thickens…
A Light Never Goes Out (2022)
CAMBRIDGE PREMIERE
Strand: Journey
Director: Anatasia Tsang
Region: Hong Kong SAR, China
Runtime: 103’
Language：Cantonese with English subtitles
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Trinity CineAsia
Synopsis
A Light Never Goes Out is a 2022 Hong Kong drama film produced by Saville Chan and directed by Anastasia Tsang in her directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival. Devastated by the loss of her skilled neon sign-making husband, a wife decides to carry on his unfinished dream of making neon signs in Hong Kong.
Tuesday 13 June 2023 | 18: 00
Odyssey 2023 Official Selection: A Hong Kong’s Farmer’s Lot + To the Summit
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A Hong Kong’s Farmer’s Lot
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Strand: Journey
Director: Man Kit Chau
Region: Hong Kong SAR, China
Runtime: 14’
Language: Cantonese with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis
In Hong Kong, every inch of land worths a gold. 50-year-old Man-gor works as a farmer in the rural area, and his parents are also farmers.
To the Summit (2021)
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Strand: Journey
Director: Junce Ye
Country: China
Runtime: 92’
Language: Mandarin with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis
At the age of 69, Xia finally fulfilled his dream to conquer Mount Everest on his fifth attempt, with his endless efforts and enthusiasm.
Wednesday 14 June 2023 | 18: 00
Odyssey 2023 Official Selection:
Another Me in the World + The Circle + Thank You. Let’s Dance
Another Me in the World (2020)
CAMBRIDGE PREMIERE
Strand: Urban Development
Director: Yiming Fan
Region: China
Runtime: 3’
Genre: Short, Experiment
Synopsis
The film is about when nature and the city are regarded as two independent individuals, which are originally unrelated to each other; with the rapid development of society, they tend to merge.
The Circle (2022)
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Strand: Journey
Director: Vincent Chan
Region: Hong Kong SAR, China
Runtime: 33’
Language: Cantonese with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis
Ben Woo, Hing-Ho Chan and Cheuk-Yin To challenged themselves physically and mentally to encircle the whole Hong Kong by kayaking, supported by cycling, in only 5 days in 2021. This documentary depicts the 210km rocky journey of this imperfectly perfect trio-team, how they overcame obstacles, including the vandalized bicycles, dispute among team members and typhoon threat, and became a better team on the return voyage connections to real life.
Thank You. Let’s Dance (2022)
WORLD PREMIERE
Strand: Journey
Director: Alex Lai
Region: Hong Kong SAR, China
Runtime: 68’
Language: Cantonese with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis
A professional dancer/choreographer in his mid-age, an eighty-year-old pianist enduring various pain and illness, a Down syndrome young man who bakes and dances…
ONLINE SCREENING PROGRAMME NOW ALSO AVAILABLE.
ABOUT ODYSSEY 2023
Cinema is where people connect.
60+ films, masterclasses, discussion panels and exclusive Q&As.
Odyssey is the biggest annual film festival in the UK, bridging curious audience with Greater China and overseas Chinese communities. The theme for 2023 is ‘Global Sustainability’.
Presented by UK-China Film Collab (UCFC)
Festival Date: 26 May – 30 June 2023
Format: Offline in Person and Online via Shift 72
Festival Website: odysseychinesecinema.uk
Instagram & Twitter Handle: @odysseyccs
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