A Light Never Goes Out
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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.
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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.
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
Festival guests
Anastasia Tsang
director