Helen Siu’s recent film Denise Ho: Becoming the Song

February 8, 2021

Helen Siu is executive producer of an 83 min documentary film Denise Ho: Becoming the Song, premiered by Kino Lorber on July 1, 2020. Siu raised the funds internationally, researched and worked with NY-based director/producer Sue Williams. It features the artistic career and activism of Cantopop singer Denise Ho to reflect a Hong Kong experience that generations have cherished. This experience has been abruptly changed in the past year by the city’s National Security Law. The film has been shown in international film festivals in Singapore and Japan, and broadcasted at TV Ontario. It is featured by rogerebert.com and Video Librarian on their list of Best Documentaries of 2020, Beat and chosen as Critics Pick by NYTimes, among mainstream media reviews.

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