Bamboo Theatre (2019)
- Original title
- 戲棚
- Directed by
- Cheuk Cheung
- Genre
- documentary, music
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary about Cantonese opera performances in temporary bamboo theaters in Hong Kong. It shows the construction process and the community that gathers around these structures.
observationalculturalintimateslow-pacedcontemplativegroundedatmosphericcelebratory
What happens
Bamboo Theatre (Chinese: 戲棚) is a 2019 Hong Kong documentary film directed by Cheuk Cheung. Commissioned by the Xiqu Centre of the West Kowloon Cultural District, the film made its world premiere at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in South Korea in 2019. It was nominated for Best Documentary at the 56th Golden Horse Awards and for Best New Director at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards. It also received the Special Jury Prize at the 2019 Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards and was selected as a Recommended Film of the Year by the 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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