HONG KONG TRILOGY: PRESCHOOLED PREOCCUPIED PREPOSTEROUS

The great director of photography and artist Christopher Doyle celebrates Hong Kong and its people with a film suspended between documentary and fiction. A story told by three generations – childhood, youth, old age – that revolves around the classic questions: who are we, what place do we occupy in the world, and how can we find our place in the city. 

“The way this film evolved demanded a lot more give-and-take, much more ‘deliberation,’ more ‘intuitive fine-tuning’ than a more narrative-driven work. We wanted to give back to Hong Kong at least a fraction of what it has given us. So we started to talk to ‘real Hong Kong people’ to find out what it’s like to be them. The children shared their wondrous interpretation of the world... The young people expressed hope and resilience in the face of the lies they feel they have been fed. While the senior citizens who have ‘seen it all’ still laugh and live with the same wonder as the children we began with. The voices of these three generations are the film’s dynamic. Their wisdom is unintended, their voices are rarely heard, their ironies go disregarded.” 

regia, fotografia/director, cinematography
Christopher Doyle
produttori/producers
Ken Hui, Jenny Suen


contatti/contacts
The Festival Agency
Jéhanne Bargaoui
jb@thefestivalagency.com
www.thefestivalagency.com