Screening
Youth Category Finalist Showcase
Life on the Line
Cheung Yin-kei Ashley
Col / 25'13" / In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
What happens when one that who cannot face death, encounters the person that cannot face life? Nim Cheung is a phone operator at Suicide Prevention Hotline. One day, a suicidal call appears and the caller is the person responsible for her deepest fear, what would be her choice facing such dilemma?
Artist’s Statement
Life on the Line is not only a story about life and death, it is also about “Letting Go”. To forgive is to set a prisoner free, a prisoner who is not anyone else but the forgiver herself.