Give and Take
Canada〡2025｜Doc〡60 min〡Color〡In Cantonese〡English & Chinese Subtitles
Canada〡2025｜Doc〡60 min〡Color〡In Cantonese〡English & Chinese Subtitles
Synopsis:
In the aftermath of 2019, a schoolteacher and an artist leave Hong Kong for Canada, hoping to find a place where they can begin again. As the years pass, the distance they have travelled begins to reveal itself in unexpected ways—between past and present, elsewhere and home, and between the two of them.
Produced, directed & edited by Jimmy Lo
Co-producer: Helena Wu
Cinematographers: Hinto Ng, Joanne Siu & Jimmy Lo
Music by Jonathan Alexander
PA: Veronica Wong
Nomination:
2026 Nominated for Best Documentary, Junction North International Film Festival, Canada
Festivals & Screenings:
2026 Regina International Film Festival, Canada
2026 Junction North International Film Festival, Canada
2026 Immigration Film Festival, USA
2026 Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, USA
2026 Oxford Migration Annual Conference, University of Oxford, UK
2025 Hong Kong Film Festival, UK
In the aftermath of 2019, a schoolteacher and an artist leave Hong Kong for Canada, hoping to find a place where they can begin again. As the years pass, the distance they have travelled begins to reveal itself in unexpected ways—between past and present, elsewhere and home, and between the two of them.
Produced, directed & edited by Jimmy Lo
Co-producer: Helena Wu
Cinematographers: Hinto Ng, Joanne Siu & Jimmy Lo
Music by Jonathan Alexander
PA: Veronica Wong
Nomination:
2026 Nominated for Best Documentary, Junction North International Film Festival, Canada
Festivals & Screenings:
2026 Regina International Film Festival, Canada
2026 Junction North International Film Festival, Canada
2026 Immigration Film Festival, USA
2026 Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, USA
2026 Oxford Migration Annual Conference, University of Oxford, UK
2025 Hong Kong Film Festival, UK