DVD Distribution - Subject: Family

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

The Daybreak T001

Director：Lu Teng-Kuei
Subject：Disabled group / Family
Price: HKD750.00
Taiwan / 2006 / 53 min
In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles

The Daybreak records the story of Mr. Ke, a lecturer in Japanese at the Institute for the Blind of Taiwan, and the stories of other institute members. Mr. Ke started learning Japanese after becoming blind. With mental persistence and strong will, Mr. Ke got both a first and an MBA degree. What's more, he is ready to take up the challenge of being a blind person teaching the sighted Japanese, which is what has been called a "Mission Impossible" Furthermore, Mr. Ke is the first user of a guide dog in Taiwan. He is a supporter for the visual-disadvantaged people in Taiwan, and silently fights for their opportunities and rights. Mr. Ke has encountered more misunderstandings than others.

Mr. Zhang had been terribly depressed. However, he realized that giving massages is also a way to be a manager. Therefore, he tried hard to live his life as an institute member for a whole year. Mr. Zhong lost his eyesight in the prime time of his life. His wife's misunderstanding and the pressure of raising children made him frustrated. Through religion, Mr. Zhong walked out the shadows.

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.

The Folk Song on the Plain C003

Director：Hu Jie
Subject：Gender / Rural life / Family
Price: HKD1,100.00
China / 2001 / 70 min
In Mandarin with Chinese or English subtitles

Luo Xiaojia was abducted when she was seventeen and was trafficked from Yunnan to Shandong province. Later, she was forced to marry a local peasant. The film records her family life in Shandong, her longing for her distant hometown and her perspectives on life. After living in Shandong for ten years, she was finally permitted to go back to see her mother. When she left, her mother sang folk songs for her.

Though I am Gone C012

Director：Hu Jie
Subject：Cultural revolution / Family
Price: HKD1,100.00
China / 2006 / 68 min
In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles

Bian Zhongyun, a communist party member and the vice-principal of a secondary school was tortured to death on August 5th, 1966. She was believed to be the first victim among the teachers killed at the hands of their students during the "Red August" of 1966 as the Cultural Revolution began in mainland China. The film depicts the event and demonstrates how the family members and colleagues of Bian experienced the terror.

YinMa Ferry C024

Director：Gong Xiangyang
Subject：Family / Poverty
Price: HKD1,050.00
China / 2007 / 57 min
In Hunan dialect w/ Chi & Eng subtitles