Dorothy Cheung

Dorothy Cheung

Dorothy Cheung (b. 1987) is a filmmaker and artist from Hong Kong. Her practice explores the notion of identities and home through a double perspective. Her works are selected for film festivals including International Film Festival Rotterdam, Leeds International Film Festival, and Taiwan International Documentary Festival.

Heart Murmurs is a poetic dialogue between the filmmaker and Dean, a young man living in Hong Kong. In reflecting on his experience living with a congenital disability and HIV during the first years of the COVID pandemic, Dean expresses his sense of self in the face of regular medical challenges.