Blending documentary and reenactment, director Chan Tze-woon compares and contrasts contemporary and historical activist movements.
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The Creative Approach One Filmmaker Is Taking to Depict the Hong Kong Protests
Experimental director Simon Liu’s shorts seek “a new lexicon of approaches” to the city.
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Hong Kong Cultural Workers Say New Legislation Will Eliminate Creative Freedom
Over 1,500 people have signed a petition questioning “how much room would remain for free speech and artistic expression” in a now-passed legislation plan that would give mainland China the power to suppress political protest in Hong Kong.
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Seeing Hong Kong’s Past and Present Through Film
Metrograph’s film series To Hong Kong with Love pairs old and new films films made by Hong Kong residents, cultivating a first-person narrative of the city and its changes.
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The Viral Artwork Emerging From Hong Kong’s Protests
The ongoing movement immortalizes its actions and demands through crowdsourced imagery.
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Political Christmas Cards From Hong Kong’s Protestors and Their Supporters
After cartoonist and designer Jason Li wrote about Hong Kongers’s radical Christmas cards, hundreds responded to Hyperallergic on social media with their own versions.