Documentary Thursday: A Documentary Film Series


Screening and Post-Screening Discussion with directors

MALCS presents 'Documentary Thursday'—inviting you to experience three remarkable Hong Kong documentaries on the big screen at Golden Scene Cinema. We are honoured to welcome the directors for exclusive post-screening Q&A sessions after each screening!

Obedience｜Oct.8.2026
· Screening Time: 15:00 - 16:10
· Q&A Time: 16:10 - 16:40 (30 mins)
· Post-screening discussion with Director Mr. Wong Siu Pong
· Moderated by Ms. Cheung Ming Yee (HKU)
· Conducted in Mandarin and English

Director WONG Siu-pong spent five years capturing a day-in-the-life portrait of Hung Hom. a neighbourhood of contrasts. While citizens visit the neighbourhood’s temple of Kwun Yum – the revered Goddess of Mercy – every year to seek wealth by praying for a “loan” from the deity’s legendary treasury, locals peddle their second-hand goods at a flea market that is held only at dawn, and elderly people rummage through waste on the streets in hopes of finding recyclable materials that will earn them what amounts to pennies.

Almost Home｜Nov.5.2026
· Screening Time: 15:00 - 16:36
· Q&A Time: 16:36 - 17:06 (30 mins)
· Post-screening discussion with Director Jiang Wenjie
· Moderated by Ms. Cheung Ming Yee (HKU)
· Conducted in Mandarin

What does “home” mean to a writer?
Hon Lai Chu lives with her cat Tony, carrying fragments of home through repeated movement. In Sham Shui Po, Lee Wai Yi runs the street-side shop halfcup squat, where a neighbourhood slowly takes shape among people once unknown to each other. Human Yip moves to the remote Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo, finding healing among wild animals and native plants, and living alongside the natural world.
But when the home once known no longer exists, where can one still go?

Palimpsest: The Story of a Name｜Nov.19.2026
· Screening Time: 15:00 - 16:49
· Q&A Time: 16:49 - 17:19 (30 mins)
· Post-screening discussion with Director Mary Stephen via. Zoom
· Moderated by Ms. Cheung Ming Yee (HKU)
· Conducted in English

Spanning eight decades and four continents, filmmaker and editor Mary Stephen embarks on a personal investigation into her English surname. It is not intended to be a narcissistic exploration but rather an effort to uncover the dissonances and the contradictions in our heritage that, in spite of our all-too-human desire for harmony and continuity, are the fundamental elements that shape us. It is in this spirit that this intimate journey unfolds.


Three Thursdays. Three documentaries. Three deep conversations with directors.

Event Information
  • Dates: 8 Oct / 5 Nov / 19 Nov (Thursday Evenings)
  • Venue: House 3, Golden Scene Cinema, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
  • Registration: Scan the QR code on the poster(s) to sign up.

Special thanks to Golden Scene Cinema for providing venue and support.

(Synopsis and Promotional Materials Courtesy of: Golden Scene Cinema.)