Program Note

After the opening scene where a boat carrying bamboos crosses the water, we realize what they are used for. The workers create a huge theater by weaving the bamboos directly. In this theater, a spectacular Beijing opera is performed for several days, and people enjoy festivals and rituals. On-and-behind-the-stage, in-and-out of the theater, all become sacred and entertaining places, and there is a world that “entertains both God and the people,” as someone said in the film. The bamboo theater, which had been transported and built in this way, was dismantled two months later and moved to the next destination by ship. The film portrays the culture of a unique traditional theater that still continues in Hong Kong. (NAM Da-eun)

Director

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  • Chuck Cheng
  • Chuck Cheng, co-founder of the film company 'A-Priori Images,' was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. His latest documentary *The Bamboo-Weaved Peking Opera Theater* won the Best Documentary Award at the 56th Golden Horse Awards and was nominated for Best New Director at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2019, he received a Special Mention Award from the Hong Kong Directors' Guild and a Recommended Film Award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society.