Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

I saw this as part of the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal. I've been going to this festival for 25 years, and it was how I discovered the wonderful world of Hong Kong cinema, from old Shaw Brothers kung fu flicks to introspective meditations by Wong Kar Wai, and everything in between -- I even visited the city in 2001.

This collection of short films by acclaimed directors was a heartfelt tribute to the city and its people as it experienced tumultuous changes and growth in the past 70 years. Each segment focuses on a particular era and style of film-making, and they're all well made, and quite often very moving (especially "Exercise", "Headmaster" and "Astray").

If you have any sort of attachment to Hong Kong or its long history of movies, do yourself a favour and watch this film.