《九龙皇帝》剧照

The Kowloon Emperor

Willis Wong | 2022 | Hong Kong, China | 29min | Short
Willis Wong丨A Hu丨Huang Aokun丨Chen Yi丨Liang Kaiyi丨Guo Jiaqi丨Chen Zhaoheng丨Zhu Boqian丨Liao Guoyao丨Chen Weixuan

Synopsis

Wing Kwong Street in To Kwa Wan was included in the scope of reconstruction by the Community Improvement Bureau and the demolition works will start soon. The “Kowloon Emperor” Ah Choi is aware that an evil spirit, “Guangde Princess” was being trapped under the ground in that area 400 years ago. She was murdered by the ancestor of Ah Choi during the post-war period and she is ready to take her revenge. Ah Choi warned the Community Improvement Officer, Ah Yat that he must assist him to destroy the evil spirit otherwise Ah Yat will face his tragic deadly ending. After experiencing continuous miserable accidents, Ah Yat was left with no choice but to begin his journey of hunting evil spirit with Ah Choi.


《九龙皇帝》导演照片

Willis Wong

Graduated in Bachelor of Fine Arts (First Class Honour) in School of Film and Television of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; was granted a scholarship as an exchange student in the Film School of Taipei National University of the Arts. His short film WHAT'S NEXT was selected in International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020; and the short film THE KOWLOON EMPEROR won The Audience Award of the 16th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival.


Director's statement

Just do it with faith.