EASTERN PROMISES presents HONG KONG TRILOGY
EASTERN PROMISES is dedicated to showcasing the best of East Asian cinemas, from beloved classics to forgotten gems.
Christopher Doyle celebrates Hong Kong and its people with Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous, a vibrant work divided into three parts that focuses on the city's residents in their childhood, youth, and old age.
The film depicts a Hong Kong that has never before been represented on film; Doyle shows the slow side of the city, the one inhabited by people who value ideals over finances. Of particular note is his inclusion of 2014's Umbrella Movement, which blocked traffic, arrested the city's frenzied pace, and forced people to stop and ponder the real meaning of freedom.
The questions raised by the Umbrella Movement — questions about how we can live together and what a society should be — permeate all three sections of this collaboratively made triptych. Hong Kong Trilogy is an artwork in sync with the pulse of the city, truly a film "of the people, by the people, for the people."
(Courtesy of Grasshopper Film.)
Sunday, September 22nd, 4:00 PM/ 3:30 PM Doors
General Admission $15.00 | Student/Senior (with valid ID) $12.50 + HST/eventbrite fees
Door tickets are available for purchase on the day of screening. Refunds can be requested up to 12 hours before the screening. All refunds must be requested and processed through eventbrite.
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Directed by:
Christopher Doyle
Country:
Hong Kong
Year:
2015
Runtime:
90 mins
