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“To Be Continued” Screening (New Date!) | Organised by The Hong Kong Community Heritage Foundation
“To Be Continued” Screening (New Date!) | Organised by The Hong Kong Community Heritage Foundation
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30 October, 2026 (Fri)

“To Be Continued” Screening (New Date!) | Organised by The Hong Kong Community Heritage Foundation

This evocative documentary is a deep dive into the forgotten legend of Harry Odell, Hong Kong’s first impresario. An irrepressible character, Odell pushed the cultural frontiers of his adopted home, capturing the open, dynamic and inclusive spirit of a bygone era to leave a legacy that resonates to this day. Expect an odyssey into the soul of this city.

This evocative documentary is a deep dive into the forgotten legend of Harry Odell, Hong Kong’s first impresario. An irrepressible character, Odell pushed the cultural frontiers of his adopted home, capturing the open, dynamic and inclusive spirit of a bygone era to leave a legacy that resonates to this day. Expect an odyssey into the soul of this city.

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Overview

Convenient, tired and vapid, ‘East-meets-West’ is a cliché that has for decades been used to sell the ‘Hong Kong story’ to the world. Yet in the forgotten legend of Harry Odell, Hong Kong’s first impresario, a rediscovery of the city’s soul awaits.

Flamboyant and cigar-chomping, Odell was a Cairo-born, Shanghai-bred Russian Jew who stamped his mark on the cultural life of post-war Hong Kong. His hopeful, if chronically loss-making adventures pushed the cultural frontiers of his adopted home, capturing the open, dynamic and inclusive spirit of a bygone era to leave a legacy that resonates to this day.

What began as a conservation campaign to save the iconic State Theatre in Hong Kong morphed into five years of research and interviews with those who witnessed Odell in action. The result: a film that is as much a study of one indomitable pioneer as it is a soul-searching journey of what defines Hong Kong.

Screening Date 30 October, 2026 (Fri)
Screening Time 7:30 PM – 9:20 PM (includes a 30-minute post-screening Q&A session)
Venue PREMIERE ELEMENTS (2130, 2/F, Fire, ELEMENTS, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon)
Fee HKD 110
Remarks – The fee includes the movie ticket for the screening.
– Continuing the spirit of To Be Continued, the two directors have recently launched the “Hong Kong Family History Project” to encourage everyone to fill in the gaps of Hong Kong’s collective memory through family histories. The upcoming sessions of the study group will return on 24 & 29 October. For details, please visit:
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