Through processing a year of bewildering news and images from my home in Hong Kong, I’ve come to question the significance of dear memories and personal joy in the face of things falling apart. As the days teeter toward an uncertain future, Happy Valley cinematically probes the role of the so-called “little things”. A rendering of the perseverance of spirit in Hong Kong − an attempt at irony that can’t help but be emotional. (Simon Liu)
Also in this combined programme
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Terranova
Cities do not repeat themselves; they transmute. Some are philosophical ideas. The Terranova universe was filmed partly with a camera obscura.
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Lemongrass Girl
The power relations are questioned on a Thai filmset when only one person can apparently ward off the rain.
Interview
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Film details
- Hong Kong, USA
- Year
- 2020
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2021
- Length
- 12"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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