Clara Law Cheuk-yiu is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director who moved to Australia with her partner and fellow filmmaker Eddie Fong.
13 Facts About Clara Law
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Clara Law is known for such films as Floating Life and Autumn Moon.
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Clara Law won the Silver Plaque Award at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1985 for her graduation film They Say the Moon is Fuller Here.
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In 1978 Clara Law joined Radio Television Hong Kong as an assistant producer and director.
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Clara Law then started working with Eddie Fong on all of her projects.
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Clara Law directed Fruit Punch in 1991, which was a commercial film produced by a large Hong Kong film studio.
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In 1994, Clara Law finished a segment of the movie Erotique called "Wonton Soup".
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Clara Law moved to Australia with her partner Eddie Fong in 1994.
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Clara Law directed her first digital documentary in 2004 called Letters to Ali with Eddie Fong, who co-produced, edited, and shot the film.
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Clara Law completed Like a Dream in 2009, which marked her return to Asia.
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In 2010, Clara Law made a short film, Red Earth, commissioned by the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
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Clara Law's films explore themes surrounding migration and exile, including loyalty, family, love, and nostalgia.
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Clara Law has used a variety of visual and narrative styles throughout her oeuvre to interrogate cultural dislocation and its effect on individuals and communities.