CICI WU & ELAINE W. HO
SCREEN
FILMS FROM HONG KONG, PALESTINE, AND THE UYGHUR DIASPORA
Free
Space is limited
SCREEN
FILMS FROM HONG KONG, PALESTINE, AND THE UYGHUR DIASPORA
Free
Space is limited
Tuesday,
March 5, 2024
6:30pm
Doors open
7pm
Films begin
March 5, 2024
6:30pm
Doors open
7pm
Films begin
From ruins and departure, we struggle to find appropriate words. Words fold in, we carry the weight of a letter both backwards and forwards. Drawing delicate connections between various histories and forms of resistance against oppression, neocolonialism and imperialism, what emerges is a different geography—a net, or points of connection between estranged voices across oceans and lands.
This evening of cinema from Hong Kong, Palestine, and the Uyghur diaspora asks us to address that which has been lost amidst struggle and to continue dwelling with the complexities of sunken hearts as we persist in fugitivity.
This evening of cinema from Hong Kong, Palestine, and the Uyghur diaspora asks us to address that which has been lost amidst struggle and to continue dwelling with the complexities of sunken hearts as we persist in fugitivity.
— Cici Wu and Elaine W. Ho
Program:
Introduction by Cici Wu and Elaine W. Ho
Lovers Revolt Lovers Revolve 1, 2019
by Xiaofei MO & POND
8 min
The film weaves a kind of political fable connecting both recent and distant socio-political memories, in an attempt to intervene in the way we envision our own history and establish the grounds for a new imaginary of resistance.
our songs were ready for all wars to come, 2021
by Noor Abed
20 min
Choreographed scenes based on historicized folktales from Palestine aim to create a new aesthetic form to re-awaken latent stories from folklore, ones that are mainly based around water wells and their connection to communal rituals around notions of disappearance, mourning and death.
A Poem About Exile, 2022
by Mukaddas Mijit
5 min
A Poem About Exile unfolds as a collective manifesto. Via fluid dance movements, evocative verses of poetry, and the ethereal melodies of electronic music, diaspora Uyghur artists weave a tapestry of their shared experiences of pain and yearning for a home.
Introduction by Cici Wu and Elaine W. Ho
Lovers Revolt Lovers Revolve 1, 2019
by Xiaofei MO & POND
8 min
The film weaves a kind of political fable connecting both recent and distant socio-political memories, in an attempt to intervene in the way we envision our own history and establish the grounds for a new imaginary of resistance.
our songs were ready for all wars to come, 2021
by Noor Abed
20 min
Choreographed scenes based on historicized folktales from Palestine aim to create a new aesthetic form to re-awaken latent stories from folklore, ones that are mainly based around water wells and their connection to communal rituals around notions of disappearance, mourning and death.
A Poem About Exile, 2022
by Mukaddas Mijit
5 min
A Poem About Exile unfolds as a collective manifesto. Via fluid dance movements, evocative verses of poetry, and the ethereal melodies of electronic music, diaspora Uyghur artists weave a tapestry of their shared experiences of pain and yearning for a home.
Lost a part of, 2022
by Chan Hau Chun
30 min
Stagnation in the body cannot keep up with the changes in real life. When memory of the trembling hand is constantly haunting, when the cavity is filled by artificial materials – if the body remembers, how should it respond with the years of traumatic past?
INTERMISSION
Inside the Red Brick Wall, 2020
by Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers
1h 28 min
What begins as an energetic battle against the establishment turns into a lopsided game of cat and mouse when the police decide to surround the building. Within its red brick walls, the university building becomes a prison.
Organized as part of Dear Reader, a book launch exhibition for Acts of Departure: Dispatches from The Last Emporium at Loong Mah.
Please consider donating:
Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity (GMAS)
The Gaza Fund
Organized with Eli Coplan
by Chan Hau Chun
30 min
Stagnation in the body cannot keep up with the changes in real life. When memory of the trembling hand is constantly haunting, when the cavity is filled by artificial materials – if the body remembers, how should it respond with the years of traumatic past?
INTERMISSION
Inside the Red Brick Wall, 2020
by Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers
1h 28 min
What begins as an energetic battle against the establishment turns into a lopsided game of cat and mouse when the police decide to surround the building. Within its red brick walls, the university building becomes a prison.
Organized as part of Dear Reader, a book launch exhibition for Acts of Departure: Dispatches from The Last Emporium at Loong Mah.
Please consider donating:
Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity (GMAS)
The Gaza Fund
Organized with Eli Coplan
Image by Rahul Subhash SHINDE+++
Cici Wu is an artist who was born in Beijing and grew up in Hong Kong.
Elaine W. Ho works between the realms of time-based art, experimental publishing, urban practice and language.
Elaine W. Ho works between the realms of time-based art, experimental publishing, urban practice and language.
Xiaofei Mo is a filmmaker and archivist who works with an AI named POND.
Noor Abed is a Palestinian artist who works at the intersection of performance and film.
Mukaddas Mijit is an ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, and artist who was born in Urumchi, the capital of the Uyghur homeland.
Chan Hau Chun is an independent filmmaker, editor, and photographer who lives and works in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers prefer to stay anonymous.
Noor Abed is a Palestinian artist who works at the intersection of performance and film.
Mukaddas Mijit is an ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, and artist who was born in Urumchi, the capital of the Uyghur homeland.
Chan Hau Chun is an independent filmmaker, editor, and photographer who lives and works in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers prefer to stay anonymous.
