Ruby Yang, director of documentary My Voice, My Life, which will be the featured film on Thursday at the opening night of the 38th Annual Asian American International Film Festival, speak at a press conference for the film festival on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York. She was joined by Steve Barclay(left), director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York, John C. Woo(middle), executive director at Asian CineVision, and cast members of “My Voice, My Life”, Coby Wong and Sio Fan Lam(right). The documentary chronicles the challenges faced by a group of underprivileged middle school students in Hong Kong as they undergo six months of rigorous training to produce a musical on stage. JIANG HEZI / CHINA DAILY