DVD Distribution - Subject: Race

Invisible Women H001

Director：Tammy Cheung
Subject：Gender / Race
Price: HKD750.00
Hong Kong / 1999 / 30 min
In English & Marathi with Chinese & English subtitles

The large influx of migrant workers from South East Asia in recent year has altered the racial composition of Hong Kong; however, there is little contact or understanding between the Hong Kong Chinese and these "foreigners". Invisible Women takes a look at the life of three Indian women.Vandana, an outspoken young barrister, was born and raised in Hong Kong. Preeti and Rehka, two young women from Bombay, came to work as domestic workers. These three women's backgrounds and experiences are extremely different. However, as Indians, they are all treated by mainstream society as "others".

Hla Huy (In the Mountains) T002

Director：Huang Yu-Fang, Lien Chih-Kai
Subject：Race / Aboriginals
Price: HKD750.00
Taiwan / 2005 / 27 min
In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles

Hla Huy, "in the mountains" in Atayanl, is a glimpse of the life of Xiaolong,; aboriginal and an orphan with a criminal record. After getting involved with gangs and stints in prison, Xiaolong returns to the mountains he left after his parents died. Xiaolong's Han girlfriend, Xiao-yu, argues with him, telling him to get a steady job. Due to his tattoo, getting a job is difficult; he wishes to be able to hunt, as is traditional, but "reality" doesn't allow him to stay in the mountains.

Silent Nu River C010

Director：Hu Jie
Subject：Environmental protection / Race / Religion
Price: HKD750.00
China / 2006 / 40 min
In Mandarin with Chinese or English subtitles

A cascade of thirteen hydroelectric dams is poised to be built along the Nu River. The first one is set on Songta Village in Tibet. The film opens with a caravan starting out from Songta to another dam site on the ancient Tea Horse Route along the river. The camera captures the vegetation on the river valley, the people, their lifestyle, the history and destruction that is soon to come.