Map of Traces

Unfolding as a tender letter, the film traces Hong Kong through its landscapes and lingering marks. Within memories of those who left, stayed or drifted, it searches for intimate moments that quietly connect lives, attuned to the city’s subtle rhythms of change and stillness.

Chan Hau-chun: ‘In recent years, the landscape of Hong Kong has grown unfamiliar. Some have left, some have stayed, and some are stuck in between, unsure of where to go. The streets are still the same streets, yet every small trace is gradually fading away. They may seem insignificant, but they feel like secret codes, connecting us to one another.

The film is about an unfinished conversation, an unoccupied seat, a mountain ridge whose outline is slowly blurring, and the memory of a city yet to be forgotten.’