The Ghost King (鬼王大士爺)

"The Ghost King" is a documentary about the papier-mâché art masters and the Hungry Ghost Month festival celebrates in Pulau Penang's Bukit Mertajam.

There are many of the folk arts fading and disappearing through decades. But, some of them are still surviving.

Through the lens, D1 Production presents you, a story behind the traditional paper offering arts.Time goes by, traditional Chinese paper offerings art (Papier-mâché) is slowly fading away; through the eyes of film maker, let’s join us in the journey of rediscovering the beauty within it.

《鬼王大士爺》 紀錄短片是關於檳城大山腳大士爺和製造大士爺的紙紮師傅們的故事。

有許多的傳統藝術都會隨著時光流逝。然而,還有一些藝術仍然默默地生存著。

D1 Production透過鏡頭,講述一個傳統紙紮藝術背後的故事。這漸漸被時代淡忘的傳統紙紮藝術,將透過第八藝術;讓更多現代人能接觸和了解其中的美好。

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