What’s it going to be then, eh?

OPENING TIMES

Bar Open for events

Reading Room Available for pre-booked appointments 10.00am - 3.00pm weekdays

Office Hours By appointment: info@anthonyburgess.org

HOW TO FIND US

Engine House
Chorlton Mill
3 Cambridge Street
Manchester
M1 5BY

Nearest train station Oxford Road More information

Next event

Comedy: Arash – Persian standup comedy Sat 10 May 2025 7:00 pm £25.00 More information

What's it going to be then, eh?

Exhibitions. New writing. Concert commissions. Academic research. Public events, in venues and online. And at the core of everything, preserving and promoting our extensive Anthony Burgess archive.

Your donation to the Burgess Foundation supports our mission to promote the life and work of Anthony Burgess in so many ways.

what's on

Hong Kong Film Festival UK: Taste Of Wild Tomato 野蕃茄

BUY TICKETS

Taste Of Wild Tomato 野蕃茄

Taiwan / 2021 / Colour / 123 mins / In Taiwanese with Chinese and English subtitles/ Dir. Kek Huat LAU

Kaohsiung served as an important military base under Japanese rule. It suffered heavy casualties during the 228 Incident, in which the civilians were brutally suppressed. The film shows how each individual survives and sustains their memories through the different eras of oppression. To this day, memories of it still live in some people and places, and the wild tomatoes grown from this land.

About the director:

Kek-Huat LAU is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Taiwan. His debut film, “Boluomi”, was shortlisted for Best New Director at Busan International Film Festival, New Currents section and was nominated for the Golden Horse Awards. The project won him the Tokyo Talent Award in 2015, Best Script Award in 2013 Taiwan and was selected for La Fabrique. Cinema du monde. His short film “Nia Door” won Best Short Film Award, Sonje Award in Busan International film festival, selected for 38th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Both his documentaries “Absent Without Leave” and “The Tree Remembers” still face censorship today in Malaysia. He is an alumnus of Golden Horse Academy and Berlinale & Tokyo Talents. Lau was also jury and mentor for regional filmmaking events such as Doc Doc, Asiadoc, FFD, New Asian Scenery.