Sonata for Smoke

  • 16'
  • Hong Kong
  • 2021

How can we capture smoke, something that always escapes our grasp? One way is by sound. In Kyoto, the Hong Kong artist Samson Young sets the stage for a series of theatrical events to trigger the emission of smoke. A man holds a boom mic – often so close it singes – to record the aftermath.

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  • 16'
  • Hong Kong
  • 2021
Director
Samson Young
Countries of production
Hong Kong, Japan
Year
2021
Festival Edition
P&I Selection 2022
Length
16'
Medium
DCP
Language
Japanese
Producer
Samson Young
Sales
Samson Young
Cinematography
Leung Ho Sing, Leung Tin Chun Jimmy, Lam Sing Yau, Fung Yiu Man
Sound Design
Chiu Ho Chi, Fung Ka Wai
Music
Geneva Fung
Director
Samson Young
Countries of production
Hong Kong, Japan
Year
2021
Festival Edition
P&I Selection 2022
Length
16'
Medium
DCP
Language
Japanese
Producer
Samson Young
Sales
Samson Young
Cinematography
Leung Ho Sing, Leung Tin Chun Jimmy, Lam Sing Yau, Fung Yiu Man
Sound Design
Chiu Ho Chi, Fung Ka Wai
Music
Geneva Fung