Kissing the Ground You Walked on

海鸥来过的房间

HONG Heng Fai

  • 94 min
  • 2022
  • Fiction
  • Cantonese
  • English and Chinese Subtitles

North American Premiere

59th Golden Horse Awards—Best New Director Nomination, Best Cinematography Nomination, Best Sound Effect Nomination

9:15 PM, FRI, AUG 18

Innis Town Hall

Zoom Live Q&A with Director · Screening+ Zoom Live Q&A with Director

The writer Chao (WONG Pak Hou), who has long slid into obscurity, leads a quiet life managing a small real estate agency. An old friend pays a visit and urges him to pick up the pen again. Meanwhile, the young theatre actor Chong (LAM Sheung) rents the other room in Chao’s apartment. Day after day, Chong delves into Chekhov’s The Seagull, and within the crevices of light and shadow, his every action falls under Chao’s gaze. The boundaries between reality and fiction start to vanish.

Director

HONG Heng Fai headshot

HONG Heng Fai, a Macau native, works in both film and theatre. He has directed several short films, including Crash (2016), which won awards at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Taiwan Film Festival, China Independent Film Festival, Firenze FilmCorti Festival, and was nominated for Best Short Film at the 53rd Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. His debut feature Kissing the Ground You Walked on was nominated for Best New Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound Effects at the 59th Taipei Golden Horse Awards.

Credits

  • DirectorHONG Heng Fai
  • Principal CastWONG Pak Hou, LAM Sheung
  • ProducerGene YAO, HONG Heng Fai
  • ScreenplayHONG Heng Fai, Emmy IP
  • CinematographerCharlie SOU Wai Kin
  • Production DesignerPaula LO Pou I
  • Costume DesignerLAM Ka Pik
  • EditorHONG Heng Fai
  • SoundEllison LAU
  • MusicEllison LAU