Ping Pong + Q&A

Sam Wong, the owner of a Chinese restaurant in London’s Chinatown, dies in a phone booth. As a favour to her uncle, a young law student, Elaine Choy, agrees to probate Sam’s will, but finds that the task is less than trivial. Sam’s wife, daughter, son-in-law, cook, and two sons disagree on who should have which parts of the business. And two other beneficiaries remain frustratingly elusive. But in the search, Elaine and Sam’s younger son, Mike, a restaurant owner himself, realise that they’re not only exploring Sam Wong’s life, but also their own cultural identities as both English and Chinese.

Ping Pong was the first British feature film written and directed by a British-Chinese filmmaker.

Followed by a Q&A with director Po-Chih Leong (online) and lead actor Lucy Sheen (in-person), moderated by Dr Victor Fan

 

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