Waving Kites: Hong Kong Diaspora Cinema UK Tour, taking place in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Sheffield, and London from April to May 2026, explores Hongkonger diasporic experiences across diverse moments and places. The tour forms part of a wider project on Hong Kong independent cinema led by the Chinese Independent Film Archive (CIFA) at Newcastle University, and is supported by the British Film Institute’s Screen Heritage Fund. Showcasing CIFA’s newly acquired Hong Kong film collection, the programme features thirteen screenings accompanied by post-screening Q&As or panel discussions, presented in art-house and independent cinemas, community venues, and university campuses across the UK. 

Bringing together three feature-length documentaries and a selection of short films, the programme traces a range of perspectives, from hope to disillusionment, separation and exploration, the struggle to settle, and reflections shaped by global capitalism and xenophobia. These films attend not only to those who have left, but also to those who remain; to building relationships in places that may feel unwelcoming; and to how migration can open paths to self-understanding. Together, they span diasporic experiences from the 1980s to more recent waves of emigration, moving between Hong Kong, the United States, and the United Kingdom. 

Waving Kites is curated by CIFA, with the support of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery Funding.

《風箏飄揚：香港離散電影英國巡迴展》將於 2026 年 4 月至 5 月期間在紐卡素、曼徹斯特、愛丁堡、錫菲、倫敦五個城市舉行，探索香港人在不同時空脈絡下的離散經驗。本次巡迴展是紐卡素大學華語獨立影像資料館（CIFA）主導的關於香港獨立電影的項目的一部分，獲英國國家電影協會（BFI）銀幕遺產基金支持。《風箏飄揚》將展示 CIFA 最新收藏的香港電影，在全英各地的藝術及獨立戲院、社區場地及大學校園舉行十三場放映活動，放映後設有問答環節或座談討論。

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