Ah Cheung: Wings of Hope

A gentle, inspiring portrait that mixes real testimony with playful animation to make a life of struggle feel hopeful and human.

Directed by

Ka-Ue So

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Law Wai-Cheung

Overview

Law Wai-cheung is an important figure in promoting disability’s rights in Hong Kong. A life in a wheelchair equipped Law with the perseverance and fighting spirit to not only achieve independent living, but even dedicated himself to helping others in the local disabled community to build a life of their own. Executive produced by Oscar winning documentarian Ruby Yang, this documentary by So Ka-ue incorporates heartwarming animation by Macau animator Wong Weng-chon to chronicle Law’s life in tandem with the local disability’s rights movements from the 60s to the present.

How it feels

Earnest, warm, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, found family, justice

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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