Hong Kong students face enormous pressure when it comes to taking public exams. But is failing the university entrance exam—namely the HKDSE—truly the end of the world? The popular Hong Kong YouTube channel "Trial & Error" spent eight months documenting the journey of Hong, an exam candidate who hasn't given much thought to his future. With the team's support, can Hong make up for lost time and secure a spot at university?

"The Island Remembers" presents stories that highlight the vulnerable histories and cultures of islands - Okinawa, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. These films explore themes of migration, colonisation, political changes, and climate impact, revealing the complexities of life on these islands through captivating visuals and narratives.

"I Heard the City Breathe" invites you to experience the urban landscapes of Hong Kong, Thailand, and Shanghai like never before. Through surreal narratives—from ghosts hidden in 1960s wigs to glasses revealing imagined futures, and a filmmaker couple's video diary capturing the surreal lockdown in a confined Shanghai apartment—these films challenge your perception of these cities, showing them in a completely new light.

From Boat People to Our Time Will Come, from family struggles to anti Japanese history, Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui finally films a topic she holds most dear – poetry. Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong’s most notable poets, including Yam Gong, Wai Yuen, Chan Chi Tak, Deng Ah Lam, York Ma, Xi Xi and Leung Ping Kwan. Hui shows the topography of contemporary poetry on and of the city. Two poles of reality, the unrestrained Huang Can-ran and the cosmopolitan Liu Wai-tong, are juxtaposed to reveal two distinctively different personalities, ideals, and ways of life. Seeing the late Xi Xi recite her own poem about the old Kai Tak Airport is a deeply heart-warming moment. 

The film chronicles the poignant journey of two sisters over a span of 20 years, from 1997 to 2017, beginning with their relocation from China to Hong Kong. Navigating through cultural shock and grappling with their love-hate relationship with their drug-addicted father, their growth is marked by the strains of identity crisis inherent in their immigrant experience. From a feminist perspective, the film illustrates how childhood memories can linger, shaping and sometimes haunting one's life.

Three young directors from Hong Kong have created three short films that encapsulate various dimensions of the Hong Kong-Taiwan connections. Despite feeling rootless in a floating city, wherever that is, the characters' ties to Hong Kong run deep within them, emerging only in moments of emotional vulnerability.