Hong Kong creative industry ‘shrouded in worries and fears’ amid chilling effect of ‘red lines’ under national security law

Award-winning Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai made headlines when his latest documentary was screened at the Cannes Film Festival last month, but the recognition prompted an investor to withdraw from his next film.

The 2½-hour Revolution of Our Times takes its title from a slogan used widely during the anti-government protests of 2019 and which the authorities have since labelled a pro-independence rallying call.