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PROJECT 2
POSITIVE HUMANITIES｜Film-in-Hospital HK

Year: 1-3｜SDGs: 3, 10, 17

Project Leads: Prof. Mette Hjort (LCS); Prof. John Erni (LCS); Dr. Bidisha Banerjee (LCS), affiliated PhD student, Ms. Chen Feiran (LCS)

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Collaborations: Envisaged, Hong Kong Film Archive; internationally, with Medi-Cinema (UK), Memory Cinema (Denmark), FilminHospital (multi-sited, continental Europe), UCL’s Health Humanities Centre; the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation, University of Auckland; nationally, with Beijing Normal University (and their “barrier free cinema” project)

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Synopsis

Through a multidisciplinary approach drawing on health humanities, positive humanities, and cognitive film studies, this research project aims to explore the benefits of hospital screenings for various patient groups and individualised virtual reality programs for dementia sufferers. The study will assess the feasibility of introducing cinema screenings in Hong Kong hospitals and virtual reality programmes in nursing homes, with the goal of providing evidence to support their implementation in local care contexts (in the first instance, in HK; in the longer term, in the Greater Bay Area). Building on best practices from other jurisdictions, the researchers will establish a pilot project in two HK hospitals using a knowledge transfer framework. By describing, analysing, and explaining the positive impacts of film and media in healthcare settings, this research seeks to pave the way for the integration of innovative and beneficial programmes in Hong Kong’s healthcare system.

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Objectives

  1. Present a research-based proposal for introducing film screenings and patient-centered virtual reality programmes in healthcare settings in Hong Kong.

  2. Analyze successful international initiatives like “Medi-Cinema” and “FilminHospital” to identify key features adaptable to the Hong Kong context.

  3. Collaborate with the Hong Kong Film Archive to curate a selection of films for in-hospital screenings.

  4. Host 3 fora in Hong Kong with global leaders to discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing film programmes in healthcare and to explore the need for localisation.

  5. Apply cognitive film theory and positive psychology to explore how cinematic experiences in healthcare settings can enhance human flourishing.

  6. Develop frameworks for film selection and examine the role of social emotions in health outcomes.

  7. Establish a collaborative vision for “Film & Media in Care Hong Kong” with input from medical professionals, policymakers, and scholars.

  8. Showcase the transformative impact of cinema and virtual reality on health, well-being, and human flourishing in hospital environments.

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