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Although the documentaries Ann Hui shot in the beginning of her career are not exactly renowned, since a number of them were TV productions, the approach she implemented in them is quite interesting, since she frequently experimented with the format and cinematic expression in general. “As Time Goes By” may be more down to Earth, but the level of introspection it exhibits in Ann Hui’s life and the way it makes a parallel with the history of Hong Kong since the 50s, is rather intriguing to watch.

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The documentary begins with a private dinner/classmates reunion including Ann Hui, where Michael Luk a lecturer/administrator, Margaret Ng, a barrister and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1995 to 2012 and Dominic Tsim, a company strategist and former leftist activist, discuss about their past and how they changed through the years.

The film stars Philip Keung as a former gangster boss alongside Fish Liew and Ling Man Lung.

Kwan Man Hin’s The Remnant, presented here a Haf work-in-progress project, is the first film to emerge from the Keep Rolling initiative, launched to financially support a selection of Hong Kong titles.

The programme was set up by the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, which comprises nine film industry guilds, during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 to support eight original screenplays with a production grant of $535,500 (Hk$4.2m) each. It is supported by the Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust and World Universal Culture.