Filmmaker and photographer Chan Hau Chun highlights the lesser-seen side of the metropolis
Having spent her childhood living apart from her parents, filmmaker and photographer Chan Hau Chun developed a deep desire to explore family relationships and the meaning of home. After leaving the Chinese mainland and living in various cities, Chan settled in Hong Kong as a teenager and has considered it home ever since.
Driven by the urge to express her feelings amidst the constant change and pressures of a highly commercialized city, Chan took up documentary filmmaking and photography. “It is through documentary that I have a space for myself to think what I should do,” she tells TWOC.
The idea of “home” is central to Chan’s work. Her documentary 32+4 (2015), about rediscovering her childhood and family history, was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2015 Golden Horse Film Festival.
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