A Light Never Goes Out

Dang fo laan saan
dir. Anastasia Tsang
Hong Kong 2022, 102’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Polish premiere
Audiodescription screenings
Theatrical Screenings
St 18 Nov, 20:45
Kinoteka 3
Kinoteka 3
Su 19 Nov, 12:45
Kinoteka 1
Kinoteka 1
Online Availability
15 Nov, 10:00 – 3 Dec
Additional Materials
Awards and festivals
Golden Horse Film Festival 2022: Best Leading Actress World premiere: Tokyo International Film Festival
Credits
Hong Kong 2022
Duration: 102’
director: Anastasia Tsang
screenplay: Anastasia Tsang, Tsoi So-man
cinematography: Leung Ming-kai
editing: Nose Chan
music: Alan Wong, Janet Yung
cast: Sylvia Chang, Simon Yam, Cecilia Choi
producer: Saville Chan
production: Eyes Front Pictures, A Light Never Goes Out Ltd.
language: Cantonese
colouration: colour
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Film description

For years, Bill's greatest passion and profession was crafting neon signs using traditional methods, recently replaced by cheaper LED lights. When he dies, his wife Mei-hsiang decides to step into her husband's workshop and continue his legacy by finishing his last project. Can she and Bill's apprentice revive the iconic sign that has been lighting up the city for decades?

Starring in the debut of director Anastasia Tsang are two icons of Hong Kong cinema, Sylvia Chang and Simon Yam. The result of their cooperation is a tale portraying a part of the city's history from an unexpected point of view. "A Light Never Goes Out" is not only an intimate love ode and a delicate poem about the city long known for the neon signs flooding its streets with characteristic, deeply saturated colors. It is also a nostalgic tribute to the great craftspeople whose professions are rarely remembered today.

text:
Marcin Krasnowolski

Anastasia Tsang

Studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She began her cinema journey with a short film "Marriage Sans Frontières," shown at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In 2018, she co-directed the TV series "Till Death Do Us Part." "A Light Never Goes Out" is her feature debut.

Filmography:

2011 Marriage Sans Frontières (film krótkometrażowy)

2015 Marryland (film krótkometrażowy)

2018 Till Death Do Us Part (serial tv)

2022 Światło nie zgaśnie nigdy / Dang fo laan saan / A Light Never Goes Out

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