A Hong Kong Farmer’s Lot

Documentary

A Hong Kong Farmer’s Lot-悯农之诗(2019)
Short Documentary
Director: Andy Chau
Cinematographer & Colourist : Darren Tan
Synopsis: 50-year-old Brother Man is a farmer in Sheung Shui Tsiu Keng. Once a city dweller, he has now returned to the fields where parents made a living. An ancient poem “Pity the Peasants” reads: “Hoeing under the sun in the rice fields, sweat drips onto the soil beneath”. What does life have in store today for our modern day farmers?


Screenings​

  • Rising Sun International Film Festival 2020- Official Competition
  • Hong Kong International Documentary Festival 2020
  • Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival 2020-Official Selection International Competition
  • Short Film Factory 2020
  • Rolling ideas 2020
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards 2019
  • SHORT to the Point 2019
  • Independent Shorts Awards 2019
Documentary