Hong Kong East Meets West

Join a group of ex-pats on a tour around Hong Kong, long before it became defined by its skyscraper skyline.

The famous island is only part of Hong Kong, as this intrepid amateur explorer-cum-filmmaker reveals in this intriguing travelogue.

Striking snapshots of life in a colonial outpost in the 1930s.

Scenes of typhoon-torn Hong Kong captured by a local resident.

Christmas decorations jostle for attention among thousands of street signs in this amateur exploration of Hong Kong Island’s busy streets.

Poignant amateur footage records the aftermath of one of the worst typhoons in Hong Kong's history.

Home-movie snapshots of life and work in Shantou in Guangdong Province, South China.

Vivid views of pre-war Hong Kong.

Striking snapshots of life in a colonial outpost in the 1930s.

Staggering views of 1920s Hong Kong capture the contradictory cocktail of East meets West on this outpost island.

Scenes of typhoon-torn Hong Kong captured by a local resident.

Excitement fills the air as Hong Kong steps out to party.

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.