Sofiee Ng Hoi-Yan

Three short films about the hidden horrors that lurk behind the urban landscape of Hong Kong.

Ching’s parents are retirees ready to leave for Taiwan where a new chapter awaits them. The only thing holding them back is their daughter’s hesitation to join them. Unbeknownst to them, Ching is stuck in an affair with a married man. She is constantly teetering between trust and distrust, clinging on unfulfilled promises instead of letting go. Life has presented a difficult crossroad to her as she weighs between acting for her own good and following what the heart desires.

In our daydreams, we always dream about who we can be and what we can do. Chak is always living between his dream state – where he is admired and can get any girl he wants – and the reality – where he is constantly teased by his sexually frustrated, foul-mouthed friends. One day, Chak's dream becomes reality when he finds the acceptance of a girl he likes, but cruel reality eventually stops him once more. Instead of running away, Chak must face the real world head-on this time around.

After suffering life changing injuries in the line of duty, bomb disposal officer Fung turns his back on the police. But when a devastating series of bombings sweep Hong Kong, the police suspect their former ally may be involved after he is found unconscious at a crime scene. Now faced with memory loss and recalling only fragments of his former life, Fung sets out to uncover the truth and find out who he really is.

Apart

Chi is a lousy real estate agent who muddles through life. Growing up, his mother has always told him to lead a simple life, until he reunites with his primary school P.E. teacher, Mr Wong. Mr Wong, who’s been increasingly ill, wants to keep his promise to his late wife to finish a 10k race; At the same time, his student, an overweight student called Tin Sum aims to finish her first ever 5k race just so she can run with her idol. As Mr Wong and Tin Sum fight for their goals, Chi, discouraged, stands at a crossroad and roams aimlessly in life. Until one day, memories from 20 years ago light up Chi’s world. For once in his life, Chi swears to cheer himself on.

Choosing between family, school and her dream, which will it be, will Fong return the school or step on the stage?

Dubbed Hong Kong's version of Black Mirror, each episode in this anthological series explores the relationship between humans and emerging technologies within society and how it affects us.

暗算天機

A man named X has no partner and money, a lady named Y hopes to free herself from the past, and an ordinary man Z who lives in the grassroots poverty. These three life-haters gather to discuss great plans making use of public toilet. How much value do their lives hold?

Matthew College, a famous school in the area, is caught in the wave of weeding out the weak and retaining the strong, from teachers to students. Lu SIR, who has mediocre academic performance, has been excluded for a long time and is on the verge of elimination; the class 5C he teaches is in conflict with elite students and is bullied. During the election of the student union, Sir Lu assisted the amateur cabinet "Knights of Immortality" headed by Xianzai and Zhuangzi, and successfully broke the monopoly of elite students. But at this time, another direct subsidy turmoil engulfed the teachers of different parties in the school.

千歲情人

Yeesa has time-traveled through time and space to change her destiny many times, but this time, she wakes up a year later to find herself in a timeline where the people she used to know aren't exactly who they were in the previous timeline. Feeling lost and out of place in life, she tries to find her way back only to encounter different variables this time that might change her destiny once more.

This is a story of rivalry and friendship between two young swimmers; a tale of natural talent versus hard work. Talented swimmer Chung is a transfer student. In his new class, 4C, he meets a swim relay team led by Wing. Despite being proficient in all four styles, Wing is frustrated at his team’s losing streak to Class 4A. At his first swimming gala, Chung plans to show off his skills. Unfortunately, he shows his imperfect starting dives and lack of stamina instead. The mistake he makes in his starting dive even causes his team to lose. After the defeat, he decides to quit the relay match. However, after observing Chung’s freestyle performance, Wing starts teaching him techniques in starting dives and racing. Wing aims to beat Class 4A with the same team members, including Chung.

Yeesa Cheung, born on a leap day, believes her birthday is squeezed between 28 February and 1 March in common years. When she celebrates her birthday in 2017, she unexpectedly travels to 29 February 2020 in Sapporo. There she is greeted by two strangers, Ryan Ma and Yu Ka-chung, and finds her future self killed in a traffic accident. After she returns to 2017, only one second has passed, but the three have now to work together to circumvent their common destiny.