Cantonese, with English subtitles

廣東話原聲，配有英文字幕​

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A Life in Frames: Inside the World of Ann Hui and Her Cenematic Journey​

千言萬語許鞍華的電影人生

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On a buzzing red carpet, a 70-year-old short-haired woman strides towards the stage with confidence. Behind the red carpet, it’s a muddy path that leads to a movie studio in New Territories, Hong Kong. To her, glory and hardship are nothing more than just different paths that lead to the world of cinema. Born in Northeastern China, raised in Macau and educated in Hong Kong, Ann Hui stays true to her cultural heritage as a Chinese, yet she has always been fascinated by Western literature and therefore decided to further her studies in London. Eventually, she found movies. Through movies, she becomes fully immersed into the ‘East-meets-West’ culture and lifestyle of Hong Kong; She reconciles with her distant mother; And she gets to explore the cultural and social identity of her and the city she calls home. Movies also found her. Having learned from veteran auteur King Hu, her directorial debut became part of the impetus behind Hong Kong’s New Wave as she explores marginalized characters in her movies. 40 years have passed, Ann Hui experienced numerous ups and downs in her career, but the turn of the tide has never threatened her dedication and integrity towards movies. Her works embody her humanistic concerns and deep interests for the people of Hong Kong. On the lonely journey of discovery, her life is now full because of movies. 

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人聲鼎沸的紅地毯，一位年過七十精力充沛的短髮女人舉步生風邁向閃光燈舞台。紅地毯淡出變成泥濘小路，伴著混濁的腳步聲，她大步流星踏入香港新界的電影片場。於她而言，榮耀和艱辛不過是接近電影世界的不同路徑。

出生於中國東北，成長於澳門，受教於香港，她秉持中國文化的根基，沉迷西方文學，繼而遠赴倫敦進修。終於，她找到了電影。透過電影她得以融入香港這座華洋雜處的城市，得以與曖昧疏離的母親和解，得以探索自己和這座城市的難民身份。電影亦找到了她。

她師承胡金銓，處女作開闢香港電影新浪潮，無人問津的小人物們成為她鏡頭下的主角。

四十載光影生涯，從獲獎無數到跌入谷底，潮起潮落間，她對電影，對香港的一片赤誠始終未變。在孤獨的求索路上，電影伴她活出人生的圓滿。