DVD Distribution - Subject: Elderly

Moving H003

Director：Tammy Cheung
Subject：Elderly / Family / Poverty
Price: HKD1,100.00
Hong Kong / 2003 / 64 min
In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles

Ngau Tau Kok Estate is one of the oldest and largest public housing projects in Hong Kong. Most of the residents are either elderly and live alone, or working class families. Since 2001, after the government announced its plan to redevelop the area, residents have been gradually relocated to new housing estates. Following two social workers who work with the residents as they deal with the relocation, the film offers is a glimpse of the lives of old people. It is a group portrait of our parents and grandparents

Rice Distribution H004

Director：Tammy Cheung
Subject：Elderly / Custom / Gender
Price: HKD750.00
Hong Kong / 2003 / 35 min
In Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitles

The Ghost Festival takes place during the seventh lunar month. The gates of hell are opened to free the hungry ghosts who wander the world seeking food. During this month, Chinese pay tribute to their ancestors and offer food to the deceased to appease them and ward off bad luck.

In Hong Kong, besides staging ceremonies to honor the dead, many Taoist organizations also give away rice to the elderly and the poor. The rice distribution depicted in this film was one of the largest events, and attracted over eight thousand people.

The event was scheduled to last from nine in the morning to six in the evening. In order to ensure a place in the line, most of the participants arrived before dawn

Someday T005

Director：Lin Hao-Shen
Subject：Elderly / Family
Price: HKD750.00
Taiwan / 2005 / 60 min
In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles

Someday is a touching story about a mother and daughter. The two protagonists are the director's mother and grandma. After developing Alzheimer's , grandma could not even remember the place she had been living in for 40 years and had to move into a nursing home; that created ripples through her daughter's life. She wanted to spend more time with grandma because she felt that grandma had worked hard to take care of the family for most of her life.