When Calif Chong was growing up in a working-class Hong Kong household, no one in her family went to the cinema. But Stephen Chow’s comedies changed everything for her.
“I thought, oh my God, if I could become the female version of Stephen Chow, how cool would that be?” Chong recalls. “You make everyone laugh. You make everyone just love films.”
Now, with her feature debut “High Wire” world premiering at the BFI London Film Festival, Chong has achieved something equally ambitious: crafting a comedy-drama that speaks to the immigrant experience while making audiences laugh and feel.
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