Mary Stephen Movies

Newly arrived in Hong Kong, language teacher Xiao-xue is fascinated by the mysterious dot graffiti around subway stations and tries to discover its...

Lau may love to indulge in a bit of alcohol and womanizing, but he's also a serious writer who's respected by his colleagues in the cultural world....

Return to the Border is a documentary directed by Zhao Liang about his return to his hometown in China that borders the Yalu river and North Korea....

The universal story of the meeting between a man and a woman.

A series of stories told by Rosette about her vacation. Filmed in super 8 by Eric Rohmer.

Shot during Mary Stephen's time in Canada, Labyrinthe is an experimental spellbinder. Two girls, one Caucasian and the other Asian, are dressed in...

Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and...

Since the start of the 1990s, a period during which the Chinese government criticised the Western media for biased reporting, Chinese orphanages have...

A young woman gradually locks herself in her fear.

Ninon, an overwhelmed wife and mother, decides to invite some of her former lovers to her birthday.

The "Great Sichuan Earthquake" took place at 14:28 on May 12, 2008. In the days after, ordinary people salvage destroyed pig farms in the mountains,...

A short film directed by and starring Rosette, best known for her acting work with Éric Rohmer, featuring a star-studded cast and crew of...

Flowing Stories is a documentary about change, migration of Hong Kong people and the unknowability of the future.

A documentary by Mary Stephen

This film follows the odyssey of a group of Iranian immigrants in Los Angeles, trying to find their place in America amidst the unfolding of the 1979...

A short film co-created by Eric Rohmer.

A documentary by Mary Stephen.

Melanie returns to Hong Kong as filmmaker-in-residence at a university after living abroad for decades. She tries to redefine her cultural roots and...

Set in 1935 Shanghai, the film follows two former schoolgirl friends whose relationship evolves past platonic bonds, exploring the tension between...

Until 2015, the government proposed land resumption without consultation to build a subsidized housing unit. In Hong Kong, where land is extremely...