2. Film Selections
Short Film 1) POV (HK 2021 – 21’24”)
Directed by Heiwa Wong
POV, literally stands for Point of View (a category of pornographic films), is a dance film concerning a duo relationship between two beings. Duo, in the context of dance, often implies that one takes the lead and the other follows (and their roles can be swapped or blurred). Taking the elements of erotic movements from sexual intercourse, POV displays the dynamics of a duo relationship in an exposed-but-obscure condition where chemistry can be observed. The tension (not necessarily intensive) between two beings interweaves with intimacy and forms a hard-to-precisely-describe relationship.
“Let’s have a duo, shall we?”
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Short Film 2) Memory Palace (HK 2020 - 2021 – 17’15”)
Directed by Dorothy Cheung
Memory Palace is a moving image work exploring memories attached to the personal objects of ethnic Chinese people in Manchester. These objects tell extremely personal stories that reflect the complexity of living between two worlds and navigating multiple identities, not only as an ethnic Chinese person living in the UK, but also as an LGBTQ individual, senior citizen, adoptee, artist, or first-generation immigrant. The work challenges conventional understandings of the Chinese community, questioning what it means to be an ethnic Chinese individual in this city and highlighting the great spectrum of identities beyond nationality.
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Short Film 3) Tugging Diary (HK 2021 – 16’ – Single-channel Video)
Directed by YAN Wai Yin
Tugging Diary documents a footbridge in Hong Kong during the period of protest, rallies, and strikes. Both the internet and physical spaces act as critical communication platforms. Information circulates more widely and rapidly outside the mainstream media. These messages are continuously being altered, removed, renewed, or overlaid with other information.
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Short Film 4) B side (HK 2021 – 23’ 47” )
Directed by YUNG Tsz Hong
Ning is from Mainland China. She moved to Hong Kong to live with her local boyfriend. The sudden death of her boyfriend made her need to re-adjust to everything in life. The story travels through Ning's thoughts and dreams, thinking about the relationship between people and the city as a stranger vision.
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