Screening of “My Voice My Life” with Oscar-winning Documentary Filmmaker Ruby Yang’s TalkLemna of the alchemist
It is our greatest honour to show “My Voice My Life” at our first screening event and to invite Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Ruby Yang to give a post-screening talk at Lemna.
About “My Voice, My Life” ( 2014 )
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Ruby Yang’s 2014 film, “My Voice, My Life” follows an unlikely group of misfit students from four Hong Kong middle and high schools cast in a musical theatre performance - The Awakening ( 2013 ). From low self-esteem to blindness, each student confronts unique personal challenges in the process of developing his or her character. A life-affirming journey of self-discovery and growth, the stories of these young people will challenge every parent, teacher and policy maker to reflect on our way of nurturing the young.
My Voice, My Life was named one of “Hong Kong’s five most notable films of 2014” by the Wall Street Journal. It is a film by Ruby Yang, presented by the L plus H Creations Foundation, in association with the Lee Hysan Foundation.
About Director & Producer Ruby Yang
Ruby Yang is a noted filmmaker whose work in documentary and dramatic film has earned her an Academy Award, two Academy nominations, and numerous other international awards, including an Emmy, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Journalism Award, and the Global Health Council Media Award. In May 2019, she received Artist of the Year in Film at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards.
Yang lived and worked in San Francisco for many years, relocated to Beijing in 2004, and now lives in Hong Kong and Hawaii. She was appointed by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities in 2013, and began teaching the master-level documentary course for the students at HKU JMSC. From 2015-2019, she headed the Hong Kong Documentary Initiative at HKU, aiming to nurture the next generation of documentary filmmakers in the region.
Yang is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Date: 16 Oct 2022
Screening Time: 14:30-16:00
Post-screening Talk: 16:00-17:00
Guest: Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Ruby Yang
Language: English/Cantonese
Venue: (Lemna of the alchemist) G/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Ticket: $80 include one drink
Running Time: 91 minutes
Language: Cantonese with English subtitles