Black Bauhinia ()
Synopsis
The debut film by director and co-producer Dr Malte Kaeding offers a balanced and critical assessment of a subject so complex and sensitive that local filmmakers have shied away from it. Based on Malte’s decade-long research on localism, he follows two young localist leaders’ emotional journey from electoral successes into prison and exile. The collaborative style of filmmaking allows for intimate reflections on the costs of resistance, self-sacrifices, and the meaning of home.
Throughout the film’s three-year production period, localism inspired the 2019 Hong Kong protests, while the ensuing government crackdown rendered the documentary into an outlawed element of resistance. BLACK BAUHINIA captures the ideas of a young generation that dared to challenge an authoritarian China.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 76 min 55 sec
- Format
- digital
- Director
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Malte Philipp Kaeding 1st Feature
- Producer
- Malte Philipp Kaeding, Dr Hippo
- Co-Producer
- Dr Hippo
- Executive Producer
- Malte Philipp Kaeding
- Editor
- Eget Recensor
- Screenwriter
- Dr Hippo, Malte Philipp Kaeding
- Director of Photography
- Wing Ko, Tommy Li
- Composer
- Stan Chan
- Principal cast
- Edward Leung, Ray Wong
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
University of Surrey
GuildfordSurrey GU2 7XH
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