Age of Valiant
At the forefront of most of Hong Kong’s demonstrations, ‘frontliners’ (aka ‘the valiant’, yung mo in Cantonese) are the black-clad, masked, often armed youth willing to use violence against the HK government and its heavily-armed police force. Willis Ho’s remarkably revealing doc approaches from the inside, giving them voices and offering understanding, not judgment.
Also in this combined programme
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Kin’s Hair
Hong Kong’s story is a history of loss, embodied (or rather disembodied) in the hairs on Kin’s head, which fall out one by one.
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Home, and a Distant Archive
Cinema decodes history in this elegant, experimental portrait of four Hong Kong women working on their city’s archives in London.
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Glory to Hong Kong (canto)
A remixed version of the popular Hong Kong resistance anthem in Cantonese opera style. Local traditional and contemporary culture in brilliant fusion.
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Tell Me What 7 You Say
Pop star Charmaine Fong’s catchy, searingly angry protest song was released during the demonstrations: profane and politically risky.
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What’s Next
An idealistic democrat faces off against a triad-aligned local politician in a compact, sophisticate drama based on a real Hong Kong 2019 incident.
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Glory to Hong Kong (orchestral)
The original video by the Black Blorchestra of the crowd-sourced people’s resistance anthem of Hong Kong.
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Last Night in Sham Shui Po
Protestors, cops, a night street in Sham Shui Po, a single slow-motion take, plus Louis Armstrong.
Film details
- Country of production
- Hong Kong
- Year
- 2020
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 11"
- Medium/Format
- Digital
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