Movies by Clara Law

Red Earth

Red Earth

In a hotel room, a man is waiting for a mysterious woman, with whom he would watch the sunset. However, as he is stood up, the sun never goes down, scorching the earth day after day.

Like a Dream

Like a Dream

While on a business trip in Shanghai, a man sees a woman he has had recurring dreams of.

Fruit Punch

Fruit Punch

Five young men threw themselves with heart and soul into the work force. They have different approaches and different life styles.

Floating Life

Floating Life

An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career. Meanwhile their eldest daughter lives in Germany and their eldest son remains in Hong Kong. The film explores the different ways the family members cope with isolation and alienation.

The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus

The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus

A woman is cursed with beauty in China and becomes prey for men. Raped by the prefect of her ballet school and sent to work camp, she escapes to decadent Hong Kong by marrying a wealthy banker. She finds herself drawn to sadomasochistic affairs and in flashbacks discovers she is the reincarnation of a famous courtesan of ancient China.

Quattro Hong Kong

Quattro Hong Kong

Four short films by four Hong Kong directors.

Shanghai Noir

Shanghai Noir

Fan Ruyi, a detective, finds himself framed after getting a top secret mission. Along the way he meets a blind performer and a powerful warlord's daughter that further complicates his quest to clear his name.

They Say the Moon Is Fuller Here

They Say the Moon Is Fuller Here

In the early 1980s, director Clara Law Cheuk-yiu left her position as a producer at Radio Television Hong Kong’s TV division and became the first Chinese student at the National Film and Television School in the UK. Her graduation project, They Say the Moon Is Fuller Here, became a feature-length film and won the Silver Plaque award at the 1985 Chicago Film Festival.

Farewell China

Farewell China

Li Hung is a desperate mother who tried for years to obtain an American visa to study to create a better life for her husband Nansan and her son. But after a short time, she loses contact with her family, and her husband, Nansan smuggles himself to New York to find her.

Letters to Ali

Letters to Ali

A woman and her family find themselves trying to get a young refugee boy out of a harsh Australian detention centre.

The Other ½ & the Other ½

The Other ½ & the Other ½

Clara Law's debut feature deals with her common theme of emigration as two people, man and woman, from separate couples, have to room together while their spouses are in America to finalize the Canadian citizenship process.