Hong Kong Documentary Film

Does Hong Kong have a significant tradition of documentary film-making? Until recently, many film scholars believed not. Yet, when Ian Aitken and Michael Ingham challenged this assumption, they discovered a rich cinematic tradition dating back to the 1890s. Under-researched and often forgotten, documentary film-making in Hong Kong includes a thriving independent documentary film movement, a large archive of documentaries made by the colonial film units, and a number of classic British official films. Case studies from all four categories are examined in this book, including and . In-depth discussion and analysis of more recent Hong Kong independent documentaries focuses on works such as Cheung King-wai's and films by Tammy Cheung and Evans Chan. With a particular emphasis on how these films address the historico-political dimension of their time, Hong Kong Documentary Film introduces students and scholars in Film Studies to this fascinating and largely unexplored cinematic tradition.