Lai Man-wai: Father of Hong Kong Cinema

Synopsis

In the life of Mr. Lai Man-wai, he had seen the most turbulent times of recent Chinese history. From the fall of the Qing Dynasty to the founding of the Republic, from the Sino-Japanese War to the founding of the People’s Republic. With a patriotic spirit, he joined the revolution and used the theatre to promote the revolutionary course. For a ‘stronger China’, and ‘education for all’, he chose film as his life long goal and career. Lai was more than the father of Hong Kong cinema was; he was also one of the pioneers of the Chinese cinema. He made Hong Kong’s first short fiction film ‘Zhuangzi Tests His Wife’. He opened the first Chinese owned cinema, the New World Cinema, in Hong Kong…. In the several decades, Lai had devoted his life and fortune in writing this glorious inaugural chapter in early Chinese film history. The technical enhancement, the introduction of foreign techniques and equipment were all part of his contribution to the Chinese cinema.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Law Kar Stephanie Ng Yuet-Wah
Crew	Cinematography	Lai Sek
Editing	Editor	Roy Chow Hin-Yeung Louis Lee Shu-Man
Sound	Music	Law Wing-Fai
Production	Producer	Law Kar
Directing	Director	Clifford Choi
Department	Role	Name

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