I) The Past|過去
5 short films will be presented to share different perspectives about movement, rhythm, stories and emotions about the city. The selection of films collectively propose a certain dialogues and observations between each film through a certain voyeurism or reflection either the uncertainties, idealism and internal disruptions relating to the future, present and past of our cities.
If I Am Lost, I Am Not There | 如果失去了,我不再是那天 Taiwan | Chiu Chih Hua | 2’25
BBC | 大大公司 Hong Kong |Shing Lee | 9'45
1958 Delivery | 慢遞1958 Hong Kong/Singapore |Elysa Wendi | 14’45
T(H)REE LIVES Singapore |K. Rajagopal| 18’00
Gate of Understanding | 融和門 Macau | Keng - U Lao | 6’21
II) The Present | 現左
Dance artist and filmmaker Elysa Wendi invites 10 artists from film, dance, music and visual art, from Macau and neighbouring cities to gather in Macau for 3 days. From 29 - 31 December 2018, the group will converge for a collective contemplation, discursive explorations and observations on the city movements and their connections to the city to share on the first day of 2019. The artists will work in pairs, to gather collective voices, pondering the meaning of the city in our current daily life connecting to the past, present and future.
From streets to restaurants, small alleys to parks, the artists are encouraged to experience, wonder…..and to get lost. Whether to re-create, to juxtapose, to capture in a documentary style or re-framing or contextualising in an abstract form of experimental moving images, the artists are free to explore together as a discursive journey.
5 work-in-progress films created by 5 pairs of artists about movement and dance in the cityscape of Macau will be shared with the audiences. The artists from Macau are filmmaker Keng-U Lao 劉景愉, dancer Albert Garcia, choreographer Mandy Nga Man Cheang 鄭雅文, dancer artist Karen Hoi 許佳琳 and composer Kaze Patricio Chan陳蔚風. The pairing artists include film art director Wong Liang Yih 黃良藝(Hong Kong), documentary filmmaker Shing Lee 李偉盛 (Hong Kong), dance artist Megan Ha 河英美(Korea/Hong Kong), visual artist Chiu Chih Hua 丘智華 (Taiwan) and filmmaker Chi Yin Chui 徐智彥 (Hong Kong).
From streets to restaurants, small alleys to parks, the artists are encouraged to experience, wonder…..and to get lost. Whether to re-create, to juxtapose, to capture in a documentary style or re-framing or contextualising in an abstract form of experimental moving images, the artists are free to explore together as a discursive journey.
5 work-in-progress films created by 5 pairs of artists about movement and dance in the cityscape of Macau will be shared with the audiences. The artists from Macau are filmmaker Keng-U Lao 劉景愉, dancer Albert Garcia, choreographer Mandy Nga Man Cheang 鄭雅文, dancer artist Karen Hoi 許佳琳 and composer Kaze Patricio Chan陳蔚風. The pairing artists include film art director Wong Liang Yih 黃良藝(Hong Kong), documentary filmmaker Shing Lee 李偉盛 (Hong Kong), dance artist Megan Ha 河英美(Korea/Hong Kong), visual artist Chiu Chih Hua 丘智華 (Taiwan) and filmmaker Chi Yin Chui 徐智彥 (Hong Kong).