Age of Valiant
HK's valiant 'frontliners' are masked, black-clad youth unafraid to use violence against their police and government. Hear their voices, hopes, and dreams.
11'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2020
Glory to Hong Kong (orchestral)
IFFR 2020
- 3'
- Hong Kong
- 2019
This anonymously written, performed, and filmed people's anthem has taken on iconic status: sung in Hong Kong malls, on the streets, at football matches, and at every demonstration and rally. This is the original version, with four million YouTube hits and counting.
IFFR 2020
- 3'
- Hong Kong
- 2019
- Country of production
- Hong Kong
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 3'
- Medium
- Digital
- Language
- Cantonese
- Production Company
- Black Blorchestra
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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.
2'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2020
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.
24'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2020
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.
6'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2020
- Country of production
- Hong Kong
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 3'
- Medium
- Digital
- Language
- Cantonese
- Production Company
- Black Blorchestra
Programme IFFR 2020
Ordinary Heroes: Made in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, the most cinematic city in the world, reveals through its films – old and new – the political, social and economic tensions tearing it apart today.
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HK's valiant 'frontliners' are masked, black-clad youth unafraid to use violence against their police and government. Hear their voices, hopes, and dreams.
11'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2020
Cageman
A social critique of class-based ultra-dense living conditions; a political critique of anti-democratic politics; and a masterpiece of Hong Kong cinema.
145'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2020
The Cube Phantom
A unique, virtually wordless dance poem: a thrilling pop/art tribute to the power of Hong Kong's indomitable people.
73'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2020