Produced by IXII Productions and Ding Ding Films
In collaboration with West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and Videotage
Music. Love. Queerness. Asian identity. The meaning of those terms in the words of non-binary singer-songwriter Vincy.
IXII Productions
Since 2009, IXII Productions has been visualising the ordinary and extraordinary alike, bringing people together, and collectively turning concepts into reality.
IXII Productions emphasises on the human aspect, and is dedicated to find the narratives that do them justice.
Based across Hong Kong and China, our team of professionals are well-equipped in providing solutions for all kinds of budgets, from creative development to production and logistics solutions. With full capability in house, we strive to put our best foot forward and produce work that we are genuinely proud of.
At IXII Productions, we tell the stories that matter.
Vincy
Vincy Chan is a non-binary trans musician, artist and SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, Sexual Characteristics) advocate from Hong Kong.
The singer-songwriter has performed in Munich, Berlin, Kuala Lumpur and the Twin Cities, as a solo artist and as a vocalist of local band the prototyke lab. They have shared the stage with at17 as a guest performer at the sold-out “Girls Girls Girls” concert in Queen Elizabeth stadium and with Anthony Wong Yiu Ming at the inaugural Pink Dot Hong Kong. The grant recipient of Renaissance Foundation Hong Kong’s Talent Development Scheme released their debut EP Porcelain Soul (Universal Music Hong
Kong) in 2015. Their originals were also featured on West Kowloon Cultural District’s “ Freespace Mixtape Vol. 1 ” (2017) and “Freespace Mixtape Vol. 2” (2019).
LGBTQIA+ issues and racial equality are issues Chan is passionate about. They have spoken at local universities (TEDxHKU, Chinese University), corporate offices (IBM. Nokia Hong Kong) and international on their experiences as a trans person. They previously served as the coordinator of Amnesty International Hong Kong’s LGBTI volunteer group. Vincy is the founder of The Gamut Project, a collective based in Hong Kong that focuses on building community and curating resources for and by gender diverse people of colour.
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Born in Brazil from Japanese parents, Hugo Kenzo is a writer, director and producer currently living in Hong Kong.
Before making his way to the east side of the globe, he lived in New York for 6 years, where he attended the prestigious Columbia University and pursued his Masters Degree in film. During that time, he strengthened his skills as a writer/director. His short film debut No Clothes premiered at Toronto’s Inside Out and screened in several other festivals around the world, including Germany, Ireland, Canada, India, the US and Brazil.
After graduating with honors in 2014, Hugo landed a job at HBO, under the guidance of Emmy-award winner Amy Schatz. After that, he went on to work closely with Oscar- nominee director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream), during the post-production of his biblical blockbuster Noah. But it was in 2016 that his life took an amazing turn. He started working for Oscar- winning director, humanitarian and personal idol Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Rachel Getting Married) and remained by his side until his passing on April 2017. As a director’s assistant, he learned about the art of filmmaking from a true genius.
His latest short film Delivery Boy premiered in February in Australia, at the Mardi Gras Film Festival, and since then, the film has screened in more than 20 film festivals around the globe, including San Francisco’s Frameline 43 (the largest LGBTQI film festival in the world) and Iris Prize.
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Born in Scotland Sophia Shek (42) graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, in Dundee.
Sophia is very active in the LGBT scene in Hong Kong and notably worked on The Pantry (Hong Kong 2013) which was released the day before the chief executive’s policy address to create awareness and the unfair treatment LGBT in the workplace. Sophia is also a programmer for Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) which is celebrating it’s 30th year in 2019. Sophia’s latest gay short film “Deliver Boy” started it’s festival earlier this year. “Kaspar X – If I had a soul” (2015) is an award winning transgender short film that still makes appearances at film festival, this year at Women’s Festival 2019 in Hong Kong.
Embracing her multi-cultural background, Sophia Shek gives life to all her work by combining the different perspectives with her own artistry.
Shek’s line producing work has seen her working on TV commercials for companies like Standard Chartered and Qantas, as well as music videos for international stars like Super Junior and Reik, in which her “One More Time (Otro Vez)” video has already accumulated over 39 million views on Youtube.
As an established producer, Shek’s feature film projects include Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015), Love Stalk (2016), I Miss You When I See You ( 2018), and Go Back to China (2019) which had its world premiere at SXSW 2019.
Shek has also taken part in Hollywood productions, acting as Assistant Director to Oliver Stone on Snowden (2015), Michael Bay on Transformers IV: Age of Extinction (2014), and Alan Taylor on Thor: The Dark World ( 2013), adding to her diverse portfolio of work.
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