0506HK is Quentin Lee’s first documentary feature where the filmmaker documents his personal journeys between 2005 and 2006 to Hong Kong, the city where he was born and raised. As he explores his desire to move back there from Los Angeles, he
interviews fellow filmmakers, artists, friends and family. Lee humorously and poignantly captures the vanishing identity of his generation of Hong Kong people who were born in a British colony which has ceased to exist since 1997. He explores culture, belonging, politics, and ultimately the question of where the best place is for him to exist as a filmmaker.
Part autobiography, part travelogue, part cultural criticism, the documentary features local cultural icon Kam Kwok Leung, filmmakers Peter Chan, Teddy Chen, Tammy
Cheung, animator Raman Hui and many other colorful characters. A stylish collage of interviews, original footage and home movies, 0506HK is sometimes nostalgic. It is nevertheless both an emotional and meaningful journey.
0506HK Part 1 (Return to Hong Kong)
0506HK Part 2 (Generation 97)
0506HK Part 3 (Question of Culture)
0506HK Part 4 (Quest for Culture)
0506HK Part 5 (Passion)
0506HK Part 6 (Conformity)
0506HK Part 7 (Procrastination)
0506HK Part 8 (A Culture of One’s Own)