The Prop Master's Dream
Director
April LiuProducers
Martyna Czaplak Greg Czaplak April Liu Saltwater City Film Production- Release Date 2025
- Running Time 28 minutes
- Closed Captions Yes
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"The Prop Master’s Dream" follows Rosa Cheng, a fearless artist determined to revive Cantonese Opera. Her boldest creation pays tribute to Wah-Kwan Gwan (1929–2000), a legendary prop master of Chinese and Indigenous heritage who was raised in Guangdong.
Though little known outside the Chinese community, he was deeply revered within it. To honour his legacy, Rosa assembles a team of young artists to blend Cantonese melodies with jazz, blues, and Indigenous rhythms.
Against the backdrop of a fading Chinatown and the urgency to save a vanishing art form, Rosa puts everything on the line to bring this dream to life.
"The Prop Master’s Dream" is the first documentary to spotlight Cantonese Opera in North America from within, offering an intimate portrait of artistic devotion, cultural memory, and the enduring power of storytelling. A masterful blend of song, dance, martial arts, mime, and intricate costuming set to live music, the opera is simply magical and worth fighting for. If we lose it, we lose a part of our community's soul.
Director: April Liu
Producers: Martyna Czaplak, Greg Czaplak, April Liu, Saltwater City Film Production
Executive Producer: Rosa Cheng
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