The Grass is Greener on the Other Side | Screening and Discussion
Saturday, 26 October 2024 | 13:30 to 16:30 | Nick Mirkopoulos Screening Room, 004 Accolade East Building | Keele Campus | York University
Join us for the screening of The Grass is Greener on the Other Side 野草不盡 (2022), a documentary that explores the persistence of trauma, the question of identity, and the quest for a place called home among Hongkongers in the diaspora. The post-screening conversation will feature a sharing Dr. Samuel Leung (Retired Professor of Social Work, at Hong Kong Polytechnic University).
The film is in Cantonese and English with Chinese and English subtitles.
Free and in-person event. Registration required.
The Grass is Greener on the Other Side 2022 | Hong Kong, United Kingdom | Dir. Crystal Wong | 73 min | documentary
Watch the Trailer.
About the film:
In the aftermath of the 2019 protests, Hongkongers are leaving by the thousands to the UK. They look for a free future but are encumbered by the guilt of abandoning their homeland. The film explores Hongkongers’ struggle with post-traumatic anxieties and the tension between one’s identity and role in an evolving society. How can one move on from collective trauma? Where can they truly find a home?
About the director:
Crystal Wong is a Hong Kong-raised documentary filmmaker. Graduating from the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she relocated to the US in pursuit of independent filmmaking. Her debut feature documentary The Grass is Greener on the Other Side reflects on her own diaspora experience and the evolving identity of Hongkongers after the 2019 pro-democracy movement.
Screenings and Awards:
Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2022 (World Premiere)
Nominee, TIDF Visionary Award
South Korea DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2022 (Korean Premiere)
Nominee, Asian Competition
About the discussant:
Dr. Samuel Leung, former Social Work professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
YCAR is pleased to co-present this event
