The Film: A Ghost Covers One's Eyes 鬼揞眼

The short film (15 minutes):

A group of young Hong Kong locals and banana boy Brandon Chow, dressed in costumes, tell stories while getting high, forgetting them by morning. This semi-fictional film explores Hong Kong identity within a pan-Chinese narrative being imposed by the Chinese Communist Party. Blending diverse lived experiences within Hong Kong and her international diaspora, it captures the despondency and proud dogmatism that many political dissidents feel amidst Hong Kong’s cultural erosion.

Reflecting Chow's identity as a second-generation Chinese Canadian or "Banana Boy" the narrative blends humour and heartfelt moments to address this political topic and the ongoing evolution of ‘Hong Kong-ness’.

Bio:

Brandon (歷昌) is an artistic research, educator and film-maker based between Amsterdam and Vancouver. He is trained in critical theory at Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam, where he currently teaches a moving image course at the Academie Van Bouwkunst. His research led artistic practice focuses on affectual depictions of political violence, archival representations of migrant histories and their movement across diasporic contexts.

Date & Time:

17th Apr 2026 (Fri) 7:30-9:00pm

Venue:

Gathering Leaves Hong Kong – Studio 8

Undercraft Community Hub

181 Mansfield Road, NW3 2HP