Screening
Open Category Finalist Showcase
Cinema Quietude
Benson Koo
Col / 27’56” / In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The film was shot on location in Cheung Chau in autumn 2020, at an actual pre-war historical site of a cinema. A middle-aged man from the urban district mindlessly takes up the role of a guard at this deserted cinema in Cheung Chau. He encounters a series of people and incidents, though he has no choice but to leave when the cinema gets demolished.
Artist Biography
Benson Koo is a visual artist and short film director, founder of online video platform "Wave Channel". The director's short film Disappeared won first place at RTHK’s Filming Hong Kong competition as well as best director.
