2018 /  

Finalist

$30 TO ANTARCTICA

Director & Producer: Joey Chu,

 Kelly Mckay, Joey Chu

$30 To Antarctica follows the story of Ka Foon Chau, who grew up an impoverished child, and retired a renowned doctor. Raised in 1960s Hong Kong, Chau faced the bias of her elders who attempted to discourage her interest in the academics. Through a small gesture of support she received from a teacher, Chau built a life and career that moved beyond the restrictive boundaries set by her parents’ generation. She is now ready to fulfill a childhood dream – to see Antarctica.

12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.

2017 |  

18 min

Hong Kong | Antarctica

Languages: Cantonese

AWARD:

Finalist

Type:

Doc Short

Themes:

Women, Education