ephwaipi, a homophone of ‘FYP’ (Final Year Project) is the debut short of Kitty Yeung and Candice Ng. The film, originally produced as their graduate thesis film, is the manifesto of two teenage girls about gender, romance and labour exploitation. Together, they seek to declare freedom from their teachers, lovers, bosses, and the most notorious villain of all — social norms.
ephwaipi is not merely an ordinary coming-of-age story featuring love-struck school girls or caged Catholic girls. Their struggles are greatly intertwined with social norms and the prevailing culture of Hong Kong. It includes moments of breaking the fourth wall, and features behind-the-scenes footage of the directors while filming. By using this unconventional format, Yeung and Ng hope to reflect and capture a new way of storytelling, and to challenge how films are traditionally made to gratify the audience.
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