Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting

Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting is a Hong Kong film director, most notably known for directing the documentary 'To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self.' This documentary, which follows the lives of six girls from Ying Wa Girls’ School over a decade, is currently newsworthy because it is scheduled to be screened at a film festival in Italy. This screening is controversial because it is happening three years after the film was pulled from Hong Kong cinemas due to concerns about a lack of consent from the interviewees. One of the students featured in the documentary, identified as Ah Ling, has publicly stated that she did not consent to the Italian screening and only learned about it recently from the school. The planned screening highlights ongoing ethical considerations surrounding documentary filmmaking and the rights of the subjects involved, particularly concerning long-term projects and the potential for evolving perspectives and preferences.