Two COVID-testing employees make out in hazmat suits. A blindfolded student sits on her bed, rhythmically reciting lines from a school textbook. Evocative scenes, rich in symbolism, are strung together to form this striking, wry portrait of Hong Kong’s current social turmoil. Arnold Tam commits to a daring visual style and doesn’t shy away from dashes of absurdity to get his message across.
– Loes van Keulen
Also in this combined programme
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Magic & Propaganda
Mockumentary exploring the subject of magical rituals in the post-Soviet cultural space. -
102 Narra
Daily life from a filmmaker’s family home in Manila tenderly oscillates between personal and political. -
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Golden Dragon
Waking up in a coastal town hospital, Vicheka has to navigate his dreams and memories.
Trailer
https://youtu.be/zfqwowdw9C0Film details
- Country of production
- Hong Kong
- Year
- 2023
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
