To Be Continued - Hong Kong's forgotten Impressario Harry Odell
Convenient, tired and vapid, ‘East-meets-West’ is a cliché that has for decades been used to sell the ‘Hong Kong story’ to the world. Yet in the forgotten legend of Harry Odell, Hong Kong’s first impresario, a rediscovery of the city’s soul awaits.
Flamboyant and cigar-chomping, Odell was a Cairo-born, Shanghai-bred Russian Jew who stamped his mark on the cultural life of post-war Hong Kong, His hopeful, if chronically loss-making adventures pushed the cultural frontiers of his adopted home, capturing the open, dynamic and inclusive spirit of a bygone era to leave a legacy that resonates to this day.
What began as a conservation campaign to save the iconic State Theatre in Hong Kong morphed into five years of research and interviews with those who witnessed Odell in action. The result: a film that is as much a study of one indomitable pioneer as it is a soul-searching journey of what defines Hong Kong.
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Dora ChoiDirector
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Haider KikabhoyDirector
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Dora ChoiProducer
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Project Title (Original Language):尚未完場
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:History, biography
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Runtime:1 hour 20 minutes
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Completion Date:January 6, 2023
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Production Budget:65,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Hong Kong
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Country of Filming:Hong Kong
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Language:English, Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
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Shooting Format:Digital HD / 4K
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Hong Kong International Film FestivalHong Kong
Hong Kong
April 2, 2023
Hong Kong
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Vincent ChuiSales AgentCountry: WorldwideRights: Theatrical
Dora has been a news feature and documentary director in mainstream media for more than 10 years, focusing on politics and social affairs. She co-founded cultural enterprise Walk in Hong Kong.
One interviewee in the film said that Hong Kong was experiencing first love in the 1950s, just as this documentary is a love letter to my homeland.
