I Heard the City Breathe
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Date TBC
Rich Mix
Crazy Lotus
"I Heard the City Breathe" invites you to experience the urban landscapes of Hong Kong, Thailand, and Shanghai like never before. Through surreal narratives—from ghosts hidden in 1960s wigs to glasses revealing imagined futures, and a filmmaker couple's video diary capturing the surreal lockdown in a confined Shanghai apartment—these films challenge your perception of these cities, showing them in a completely new light.
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The Netherlands and Hong Kong / 2023 / Colour / 37 min / In English and Cantonese with English and Chinese subtitles / Dir. Bo Wang 王博
A ghost story departs from a 1965 United States embargo, known as the “Communist Hair Ban”.
New:Vision Award, CPH:DOX 2023
Golden Dove Award, DOK Leipzig 2023
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Thailand / 2024 / Colour / 15 min / In Thai with English subtitles / Dir. Naween Noppakun
A new invention causes mysterious occurrences as people stroll around between infinite possibilities.
Tiger Short Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024
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China / 2023 / Colour / 30 mins / In Putonghua with Chinese and English Subtitles / Dir. Badlands Film Group 窮山惡水電影小組
This is a video diary of the surreal lockdown made by the filmmaker couple who were trapped in a small, rented apartment in Shanghai.
Best Documentary Short Film, Taipei Golden Horse Award 2023
Youth Jury Award, Liberation DocFest Bangladesh 2024
Main Award - Cinema in Transgression, Festival international Signes de Nuit, Bangkok 2023