Screening
Open Category Finalist Showcase
Be a Rider or a Fool
Law Wai-leung
Col / 11'08" / In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Using dramatic scenes and interviews, Be a Rider or a Fool recreates a robbery that takes place in Hong Kong. Bebo is a South Asian youth born and bred in Hong Kong. Through observing how he deals with the conflict and his reflections about this incident, this film reflects the sense of helplessness that Hong Kong people feel.
Artist’s Statement
This film is inspired by Fruit Chan’s 1997 Trilogy and comments on Hong Kong 20 years after the Handover. I want to confront issues head on in the face of the myriad problems and sense of helplessness that 1997 brought and express my thoughts in the most direct way possible.