Udine

Udine, Italy, is the location of the Far East Film Festival, which is currently newsworthy due to its planned screening of the Hong Kong documentary "To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self." This documentary, directed by Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting, follows the lives of six girls from Ying Wa Girls’ School over a decade. The film was previously pulled from Hong Kong cinemas three years ago due to concerns about a lack of consent from the interviewees. The planned screening in Udine has reignited the controversy, with one of the students featured in the documentary, Ah Ling, publicly objecting to the screening and stating that she did not give her consent. The event highlights ongoing ethical considerations surrounding documentary filmmaking and the rights of subjects, making Udine and the film festival a focal point in this debate.