Posts tagged Documentaries
Anthony Bourdain in Hong Kong

Producer:  Travel Channel

Director: Tom Vitale

Year: 2011

Production: The Layover Season 1, Episode 5

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Photo credit: imdb.com

Tony finds himself on a 48-hour layover in the fast-paced, fascinating city of Hong Kong ... in the middle of summer. Tony fights the sweltering heat and oppressive smog as he attempts to get his fill of dim sum and roasted meat before his flight home.

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Producer:  CNN

Director: Asia Argento

Year: 2018

Production: Parts Unknown Season 11, Episode 5

Photo credit: Amazon

Photo credit: Amazon

Bourdain experiences Hong Kong through the eyes and lens of legendary cinematographer and longtime Hong Kong resident Christopher Doyle.

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Hong Kong Tattoo Legend: VICE INTL

Producer:  ViCE

Year: 2014

Photo credit: pinterest.com

Photo credit: pinterest.com

With his traditional Chinese/Japanese patterns, Jimmy Ho, now in his sixties, remains one of the coolest and most forward ­thinking tattooists in Hong Kong.

James Ho, Jimmy’s father, is widely recognized as Hong Kong’s very first local tattoo artist as he started inking foreign sailors as early as 1960s ­ so if anything, Jimmy learnt everything from his old man.

Jimmy opened his first tattoo shop at the age of 14, followed by more than 40 years serving clients including film stars and local gangsters. We visited his shop in Portland Street, Mong Kok, to talk to the veteran about his glorious career and “the golden age of Hong Kong tattoo”, while getting a koi fish tattoo on ourselves.