Not Too Good at Goodbyes: Movie Production and Creation of “Four Generations, Maritime Stories”

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Not Too Good at Goodbyes: Movie Production and Creation of “Four Generations, Maritime Stories”

Language: Cantonese

Abstract:

Heiward Mak Hei-yan directed a five-part short film series for a special exhibition at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. The series consists of Ciao, Crow's nest, Canal, Clutch and Choice.

The film series tells the story of separated lovers, interlinked with the story of Hong Kong's coast and harbour.

As times change, so do people's views on love and marriage. The choices they made to survive and live differ.

The heroine looks back on the experiences of her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother while considering how she faces the present and makes choices that are very different from those of her predecessors.

​Speaker’s Bio:

Heiward Mak is a Hong Kong director and screenwriter. When she was 23, she wrote and directed her debut “High Noon” in 2007, and was nominated for the Best New Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

The films Ms. Mak screen-wrote and directed include “Ex”, "Beside(s), Happiness", and "Uncertain Relationships Society". She won the Best Screenwriter at the Hong Kong Film Awards for "Love in a Puff" and got 11 nominations including the Best Director and Screenwriter for "Fagara". The films she produced include “Mad World”, “The Withering”, “Fire Room” and more. She has also been involved in different roles such as planning and editing in other film productions. Her role as the editing director for the movie “Drifting” also earned her a nomination for the Best Editing at the Golden Horse Award. 

In 2012, she founded Dumb Youth, a performer and creative unit dedicated to cultivating actors, singer-songwriters, performers, and songwriters. Heiward is now being active in writing and cross-media cultural creation. Meanwhile, she is teaching screenwriting courses at different universities.