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New Film by Director Oliver Chan

Hong Kong Director Oliver Chan follows with a new film after the success
of her 2018 film STILL HUMAN

After the box office success of STILL HUMAN (2018), a film that sheds light on domestic workers in Hong Kong, director Oliver Chan is back with a new movie about the challenges of motherhood in Asia, which is slated for Hong Kong release in early 2025.

Image from the film STILL HUMAN (2018)

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The new film follows the story of Suk-jing, a 30-something new mother who becomes gradually disenchanted with the lack of understanding from her husband, conflicts with her traditional in-laws, struggles to juggle family and work, coping with her inexperience of childcare, and her own declining mental and physical health.

Director Oliver Chan at the Asian Film Awards

Chan herself is a mother, to a five-year-old. While her experiences of motherhood are nothing like her protagonist's tragic story, she is obviously affected by news reports of mothers abusing their infants. "I couldn't understand what they were going through, because there is no way a mother would bear a child for ten months just to bring it to the world and harm it," she says.

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In August the film was selected as the only Hong Kong film to screen at the prestigious Busan International Film Festival; in September, it entered Tokyo International Film Festival's inaugural Women's Empowerment section. The film premiered in Busan in October and is slated for release in Hong Kong in early 2025.