Film

Speak to the Tide

2025 · 30m · Drama

If a goddess has come down to earth, could she bring back lost time for man? Ning takes a substitute teaching position at a rural school, hoping to find inspiration for her novel from nature. One day after class, students Richard and LAM Mak-noeng, a mysteriously masked girl who shares the same name as the Empress of Heaven, come to her for help. It turns out that Mak-noeng is about to disappear. Faced with such an ethereal problem, Ning takes on the responsibility of a storyteller and seeks a happy ending for this heavenly romance. The director, who has always been interested in urban issues, has continued to mix historical and fantastical elements like he has done with Interview with Lo-Ting: An Oral History Project (2022). A modern love story with celestial inspiration, the film gently caresses the remnants of our city and the melancholy of lonely souls.

Ning Chan

Ning

John Ho

Richard

Ocean On

Lam Mak-Noeng

Ko Hon-Man

Professor Lo

• Chu Ka ShingDirector · Writer
• William Wong Wai-LamDirector of Photography
• Chris Cheung Wing NokOriginal Music Composer
• Kami Yip Ho KitEditor

Release date

December 6, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

cn

Runtime

30m

Genres

Drama