Category: Cha-Conversations
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All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on BURN” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa Makoto Nagashia (director), BURN, 2025. 103 min. INTRODUCTION Nirris Nagendrarajah W-w-why do people do what…
![[SUNDANCE 2026] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/burn.jpg?w=936)
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TIFF 2025 ▞ 10. The Archivist’s Film: A Conversation on Kunsang Kyirong’s 100 Sunset▞ 9. She Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s The Sun Rises On Us All▞ 8. You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on…
![[TIFF 2025] “The Archivist’s Film: A Conversation on Kunsang Kyirong’s 100 𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Kunsang Kyirong](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kunsang-kyirong-1.png?w=934)
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TIFF 2025 ▞ 10. The Archivist’s Film: A Conversation on Kunsang Kyirong’s 100 Sunset▞ 9. She Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s The Sun Rises On Us All▞ 8. You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on…
![[TIFF 2025] “She Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑢𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑂𝑛 𝑈𝑠 𝐴𝑙𝑙” by Nirris Nagendrarajah, Cai Shangjun & Han Nianjin](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cai-shangjuns-the-sun-rises-on-us-all-2025.-131-min.jpg?w=1000)
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TIFF 2025 ▞ 10. The Archivist’s Film: A Conversation on Kunsang Kyirong’s 100 Sunset▞ 9. She Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s The Sun Rises On Us All▞ 8. You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on…
![[TIFF 2025] “You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on Kalainithan Kalaichelvan’s 𝐾𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑦” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Kalainithan Kalaichelvan](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kalainithan-kalaichelvan-on-karupy-1.jpg?w=1024)
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Editor’s note: In this conversation with Sadie Kaye, 77-year-old Hong Kong artist George Tang Kwok-wing reflects on his seven decades in art in the lead-up to his participation in Fine Art Asia 2025, where he unveiled a monumental new large-scale…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “Painting a Legacy of Optimism & Beauty” by Sadie Kaye & George Tang Kwok-wing](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/george-tang-peonies.webp?w=600)
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Editor’s note: In this interview, poet and critic Tiffany Troy speaks with translator Chenxin Jiang about her recent rendering of for now I am sitting here growing transparent (Zephyr Press, 2025) by Hong Kong poet, filmmaker, and scholar Yau Ching.…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “On Translating Hong Kong Identity, Resilience, & Longing” by Tiffany Troy and Chenxin Jiang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/71e5yoi5wl._sl1500_-1.jpg?w=1023)
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Editor’s note: This conversation between Shuang Xiao 肖爽 and T. L. Tsim 詹德隆, former director of Chinese University Press, provides a wide-ranging reflection on Hong Kong’s cultural and literary landscape of the 1980s, highlighting Tsim’s collaboration with John Minford on Renditions…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “From Page to Print: In Conversation with T. L. Tsim about 𝑅𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, CUHK Press, and his Fellowship with John Minford” by Shuang Xiao & T. L. Tsim](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tsim-.jpg?w=1024)
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Doua Moua and Nirris Nagendrarajah Editor’s note: In this interview, Nirris Nagendrarajah talks to screenwriter and actor Doua Moua; they discuss The Harvest, a tender exploration of a Hmong family navigating illness, identity, and intergenerational conflict. Inspired by his own experiences…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “Love Is Time: A Conversation on 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡” by NIRRIS NAGENDRARAJAH and Doua Moua”](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-harvest_carley-soo.png?w=1024)
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[EXCLUSIVE] “I Was Rapt in The Theatre of Skies: A Conversation:” by Sudeep Sen and Jhilam Chattaraj
Sudeep Sen and Jhilam Chattaraj Jhilam Chattaraj’s note: I shall always remember that moist, sunlit afternoon. The venue—a lush tropical garden—was adorned with local blooms and talismanic touches, including multicoloured paper lanterns that swayed gently in the breeze, as though singing…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “I Was Rapt in The Theatre of Skies: A Conversation:” by Sudeep Sen and Jhilam Chattaraj](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/header.jpg?w=979)
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Helen Wang: When reading and translating, I’ve often wondered about Chinese narrative. I knew from reading with my own children how important storytelling is for credibility and engagement, even at a very young age. How do English and Chinese narrative…
![[FEATURE] “The Power of Chinese Narrative: An Interview with Sabina Knight” by Helen Wang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sabina-knight-2-copy.jpeg?w=1024)
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TH: In this correspondence, Joshua Ip (from Singapore) asks Felix Chow (from Hong Kong) what Kongish (also known as Konglish) is, and Felix asks Joshua what Singlish is. This piece is an excerpt from State of Play: Poets of East &…
![[FEATURE] On Kongish and Singlish: A Conversation—Joshua Ip and Felix Chow](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/felix-chow-and-joshua-ip-cha.png?w=785)
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INTRODUCTION Currently based in Glasgow, Scotland, Sean Wai Keung has lived in places including London, Yorkshire and Norwich. His maternal grandparents migrated from Hong Kong in the 1950s and he remains close to his extended family in Sai Kung. His…
![[EXCLUSIVE] Jennifer Wong Interviews Sean Wai Keung](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sean-wai-keung_you-are-mistaken_be-happy.png?w=1024)
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