Inspired by the untold personal story of the 19th-century Chinese poet and revolutionary Qiu Jin, Wu Tsang brings to life, subverts, and re-enacts the lesser-known romance and friendship with calligrapher Wu Zhiying. Set in contemporary Hong Kong, the film shifts between time and space, past and present, fact and fiction through Tsang’s continued exploration of language and misinterpretation.
Also in this combined programme
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The Sculpture of Place & Time
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There Is a Spider Living Between Us
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Anito
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Apparatus
Apparatus is an exploration of colonial influence on the development of masculinity within the indigenous culture in Aotearoa by Samoan artist Tanu Ga -
Daughter
Daughter depicts a nuanced, sincere dialogue between an immigrant mother and daughter and their search for serenity. -
From Its Mouth Came a River of High-End Residential Appliances
A journey through Hong Kong’s dragon gates as research into contemporary fengshui practices while contemplating the mythology and selfhood.
Film details
- Country of production
- Hong Kong
- Year
- 2016
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 26'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
