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
Productieland
Hong Kong
Jaar
2018
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2020
Lengte
18'
Medium/Formaat
Digital
Taal
no dialogue
Première 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