Moving East to West has turned their lives … upside down. Floating Life is a poignant and funny film about a Chinese family that falls apart after moving from Hong Kong to Australia. Gradually they find a way of coming together again.
Winner of the Silver Leopard award, Locarno Film Festival 1996.
Written Eddie L. C. Fong and Clara Law; directed by Clara Law; produced by Bridget Ikin.
We are very grateful to the NFSA who recognised the cultural significance of Floating Life and restored the film in 2019.
Buy DVD (unrestored version)