A note on over-development, Simon Liu’s vision of Hong Kong carries both the marvels of modern life and its short circuits. A chaos broken only by the soft touches of natural light and flowing water captured on 16mm, one feels the tension of a city on the brink of combustion.
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En la era
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Transcript
Quiet film on super-sharp 35mm in which filigree gypsophilia flowers, old love letters and cyanotypes lead to inner contemplation.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Hong Kong, United Kingdom, USA
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 15'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
