Screening
Asian New Force Category Finalist

The Questioning

Zhu Rikun / China
 
Col / 20' 30" / In Putonghua with English subtitles

 One day in July 2012, I drove to Xinyu, Jiangxi Province to cheer some local human right activists there. We found ourselves tailed. At 12 o'clock at night, some policemen came to our room and started the so-called "room inspection".

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21/3 (五) / 7pm / agnès b. CINEMA / 220' / HK$60 / $35* / With after screening discussion

Artist's Statement

A film festival planner invited me to make a short film for his festival, it reminded me of the materials that I shot while visiting the human rights protectors in the south of China. The short film consists of only one take is my firsthand experience. A film festival planner invited me to make a short film for his festival, it reminded me of the materials that I shot while visiting the human rights protectors in the south of China. The short film consists of only one take is my firsthand experience. During my walk in 2011, I had experienced things similar to the film many times. Such a story seems to be dramatic, but also normal; sounds interesting, and much more nonsense and ludicrous. When I try to remember them at the end of the year, I feel this story truly happened as well as it never happened, it’s only a vague dream. If they were not been recorded by a camera, probably I have already forgotten such an episode.

I’ d rather like to recognize it as a diary between reality and illusion. During the process, there was another camera shooting. Only if someday the story held by the other side is unveiled, can it be more wonderful.