Last Night in Sham Shui Po
A single shot, taken during a confrontation between police and demonstrators in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po neighbourhood, transforms a street confrontation into something transcendently beautiful. The voice of Louis Armstrong adds a level of almost unbearable irony.
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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. -
Glory to Hong Kong (orchestral)
The original video by the Black Blorchestra of the crowd-sourced people’s resistance anthem of Hong Kong. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 dr -
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.
Film details
- Productieland
- Hong Kong
- Jaar
- 2020
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2020
- Lengte
- 3'
- Medium/Formaat
- Digital
