Tell Me What 7 You Say
Pop star Charmaine Fong’s catchy, searingly angry protest song. It’s unprecedented to hear Cantonese cursing in a music video by a major star. And it’s a rare – so far – political intervention by an industry insider (singers Denise Ho and Anthony Wong You-ming have sacrificed their commercial careers for their activism).
Also in this combined programme
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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. -
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 -
Last Night in Sham Shui Po
Protestors, cops, a night street in Sham Shui Po, a single slow-motion take, plus Louis Armstrong. -
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
- Country of production
- Hong Kong
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 4'
- Medium/Format
- Digital
