With his new film rejected by official censors, the award-winning film-maker says he is being punished for his outspoken views
In Hong Kong, where dissent is now characterised by silence, few dare openly criticise the government or the Chinese Communist party (CCP) that controls it. Film-maker Kiwi Chow is one of the few.
“The Chinese Communist party’s practice is to try and destroy history and truth,” the 46-year-old director says from his home in the region. “It’s ridiculous that I can still live in Hong Kong without being in jail.”
In a society where someone can be jailed for wearing a “seditious” T-shirt, his surprise is understandable.
Chow is best known for co-directing the 2015 dystopian anthology film Ten Years, which imagined a future Hong Kong under the increasing influence of the CCP, and for Revolution of Our Times, his award-winning 2021 documentary about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.
