Fracturing, fixing and healing bodies in the films of Fruit Chan

Fracturing, fixing and healing bodies in the films of Fruit Chan

This article explores the treatment of the issues of disability and healing in the films of Hong Kong’s independent filmmaker, Fruit Chan, between the years...

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Main Author:	Liew, Kai Khiun
Other Authors:	Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting::Motion pictures and films
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90709 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6812
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University
Language:	English

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Summary:	This article explores the treatment of the issues of disability and healing in the films of Hong Kong’s independent filmmaker, Fruit Chan, between the years 1997 and 2004. These films include: Made in Hong Kong, Little Cheung, Longest Summer, Hollywood Hong-Kong, Durian Durian, Public Toilet and Dumplings. Distinguished by his efforts to forefront subaltern subjects in the city, Chan’s films highlight the complexities of the relationship between social marginality and disability, as well as the medical market and healing cultures. By contrasting diverse forms of healing in his highly hybridized and transnational vernacular medical marketplace, Chan’s films are instrumental in displaying the underlying tensions of bio-politics on screen.