Jacky Chan Yik Kei
Biography
Jacky is a graduate in drama and theatre arts and has awarded a scholarship for his postgraduate study in arts administration and cultural policy from Goldsmiths, University of London. From 2017-2021, he worked closely with Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio and was the assistant to artistic director in 2019-2021. In 2016, his directed work, Love is Colder than Death Deconstructed was nominated as Best Director in The Hong Kong Theatre Libre by 101arts.net. He is now a freelance actor, director, arts administrator and educator. He is also the member of Deep Ploughing Production, Fiesta Space and Inspire Workshop.
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Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Mad Man
Mainland student Yi Yao comes to study in this busy city. Before her roommate arrives, she is all alone staying in a rented apartment of an old tenement building. Unfamiliar with everything, she tries hard to explore around only finding that the neighbours are noisy, weird and unhelpful; especially after the man living opposite to her getting killed. Being hungry and helpless, she locks up herself in the flat and acts strangely. Can anyone help her? Through a series of mysteries, social issues like Mainland students flocking to Hong Kong, overcrowding living area and indifferent neighbours are covered in the short film.