Synopsis

It takes a village to raise a child, so the saying goes – and the same goes for filmmaking. But how much do you know about the “below-the-liners”whose work are crucial in the production of a movie? Broadway Cinematheque has teamed up with the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers for Off-screen Heroes, a series of screenings and talks aimed at introducing ten different fields in film production: through introductory shorts, screenings and talks, you can get to know more about the work of assistant directors, action choreographers, line producers, stunt drivers, gaffers, cinematographers, production/costume designers, pyrotechnicians, props masters and special effects make-up artists!

Off-screen Heroes: shorts, screenings and talks
Date: Starting on March 27, every second and fourth Saturday of the month
Location: Broadway Cinematheque

Session One: Gaffers and Light
Time: 5:10pm to 8pm
Programme: A short film about lighting + Screening of She Remembers, He Forgets + Post-screening talk
Guest speakers: Tenky Tin (Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers), Ma Man-nang (Gaffer, She Remembers, He Forgets, executive committee member of Hong Kong Cinematography Lighting Association)
Language: Cantonese