The motions and gestures of military riot police, slowed down while performed by dancers, are surprisingly beautiful. Menace and violence estranged from context and time looks eerily strange, and all too familiar. In this gallery piece, Isaac Chong Wai somehow anticipates, a year early, key images of the Hong Kong protests.
Screens after Lost in the Fumes.
Film details
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
2018
Festival edition
IFFR 2020
Length
18'
Medium/Format
Digital
Language
no dialogue
Premiere status
World premiere (festival)
Director
Isaac Chong Wai
Editing
Isaac Chong Wai
Production company
M+
Sales / World rights holder
Blindspot and Zilberman Galleries
Sound design
Nobutaka Shomura
Principal cast
Marah Arcilla, Sylvie Cox, Calvin Tak Chi Ngan, Ong Tze Shen