For the UM Open Day 2024 on Jan 14th from 11:00-17:00 the Creative Media Lab will be open for the public as part of the FSS activities. The public is welcome to come and see the facilities available to our students and faculty.
In addition to access to the lab’s workshops and studios, guests will also be able to see recent student work. Five films will screen starting from 14:00 at G016 in E21.
1) After the Tunnel / 隧道以後 directed by Ivy, WONG HOI I
Do you regret having me?
A daughter’s accidental pregnancy, facing her mother’s question, she chooses to escape. It’s like running into a long, dark tunnel, she recalled the first embrace under the late light.
「你是不是很後悔生下我？」
女兒意外懷孕，面對單親母親的質問，她選擇了逃避。跑進漆黑漫長的隧道，她回想起，晚燈下最初的擁抱。
2) Nº001605 directed by Ella, Lo Nga Ieng
“The more indifferent the world becomes, the more crucial it is to protect rare innocence.”
This is a story set in the 1990s about a bored taxi driver named Panda who lives like a robot every day. One day, a friend entrusts his daughter, Sam Tong, to Panda’s care. Through the relationship between the two, Panda is gradually influenced by Sam Tong’s innocence.
「這世界越是冷漠，越是需要有人守護那難得的純真。」
故事發生於九十年代，是一個關於出租車司機和小女孩的故事。無聊的鵬達每天過著機械人般的生活。一天，朋友借理由把女兒心瞳寄托給鵬達照顧。透過二人的相處，鵬達慢慢地被心瞳的純真所感染。
3) XXIII / 廿三 directed by Michelle, Lao Hio Teng
Cloud Intelligence Company is committed to developing memory delivery services in the new world. No.23, a robot memory-courier, encounters special customers when delivering their memories. Therefore, No.23 begins to feel gradually that he has ‘human emotions.’ One day, an unintentional encounter leads him to discover an astonishing truth…
在一個新世界，雲端智能公司致力於開發記憶派送服務。機械人寄憶員廿三在派送回憶快遞的途中，遇上特別的顧客們。並開始覺得自己逐漸擁有了人類所謂的「情感」。無意的相遇令他發現了一個驚人的真相⋯⋯
4) One Day That Day / 有一天，那一天 directed by Angie, Wong Cheng I
An elderly old man has been running a waffle stall in one place for half a century and the big tree that shades him has witnessed his changes and those of the city. One day, the presence of a male student reminded the old man of a special time in the past, as well as some promises that turned out to be regrets.
一位年邁的老伯伯在一個地方經營著夾餅檔已有半個世紀，為他遮陰的大樹見證著他和這個城市的變遷。有一天，一位男學生的出現，讓伯伯回想起過去一段特別的時光，以及一些承諾過卻變作了遺憾的事情。
5) Two / 貳鄉人 directed by Johnson, Chan Chon Sin
Born and raised in the rural area of Guangdong, Wei, together with his son Tong Tong, embarked on the journey to his deceased wife’s hometown, Macau. In the lavish city of Macau, outsiders like them are an insignificant speck of dust, quietly swept away in the darkest and narrowest corner. They struggled and muddled through, just for a chance that someday they will be accepted by this city.
來自廣東農村的阿偉帶著兒子東東，踏上前往亡妻故鄉澳門的旅途。他們在奢靡的城市中載浮載沈，只為被這座城市所接納。逼仄、窘迫、黑暗的角落，異鄉的他們卑微如塵埃，悄無聲息地隱沒在城市之中…的故事。無聊的鵬達每天過著機械人般的生活。一天，朋友借理由把女兒心瞳寄托給鵬達照顧。透過二人的相處，鵬達慢慢地被心瞳的純真所感染。
