Local Hongkonger organizations have hosted screenings of films. Ken Chan of NorCalHK in San Francisco described the support as “overwhelming”, with members of the community often willing to commute from nearby cities for a screening.
It didn't start out that way. When Hong Kong film director Chan Tze-woon and producer Peter Yam embarked on their documentary -- Blue Island -- about social movements in Hong Kong back in 2016, they never imagined packed screenings in The City or a solely international distribution.
Like many other Hong Kong films, the film's creators must now strategically seek out a market away from Chinese territories. To avoid rousing China's ire, many filmmakers produced different two versions of their films, one for the mainland and another for Hong Kong and overseas audiences. But by 2004, even that appeasement was no longer viable when China ceased to screen films that used multiple versions.
The protest documentary Revolution of Our Times directed by Kiwi Chow made a surprise debut at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and scored major wins at the International Documentary Festival . It later saw a full house at the San Francisco Roxie Theater under the sponsorship of the San Francisco based Northern California Hong Kong Club, and eventually screened in more than 20 countries.
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