25/5
Friday
19:30
Tap Siac Square

Director: Hui See-Wai
Duration: 71 minutes
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: Chinese and English

Yuen Tai-Yung is a Chinese artist known for his creation of over 200 iconic Hong Kong film posters, which include numerous films from Bruce Lee, Hui Brothers, Karl Maka, Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung’s kung fu and comedy series. This documentary chronicles the director’s quest to find the reclusive master and subsequent encounters with him over a period of 12 months. It captures the life and art of the self-taught genius who single-handedly depicted the look and feel of what can be described as the Golden Era of Hong Kong Cinema from 1975 to 1992. Western audiences might like some familiar faces from the prolific painter’s recent works – undeniably breathtaking – such as the portraits of Marlon Brando, Michael Jackson, James Dean, John Lennon, Audrey Hepburn and Anne Hathaway.

*Audio description (Cantonese), accessible captions and sign language interpretation are provided. Should you request these services, please contact one of the staff members on screening venue.

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Categories: Group A (Suitable for all ages)

Guest Speaker

Honkaz Fung

Hong Kong multimedia artist. Fung starts his career as a comics artist, but later he switched to production of commercials and film and served as director, visual effects supervisor, animation supervisor, and  art director. He is currently a board member of Film Culture Centre (Hong Kong), founding member of Cantonese Cinema Study Association of Hong Kong, and guest lecturer of the School of Film and Television, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.