Black River Stage [2004/B&W/8mins]

Synopsis:

The origin of darkness is the place of my memory. Walking against the water flow, I saw nothing but myself. Alone, in the dark. The water stream guides me there, to show and tell a micro-history hidden in the urbanization. It is a record of past through the present eye.

Director’s Note:

When I was small I always passed by this river canal. I was forbidden to play in the canal though it is only a small stream. I always asked my mother about the origin of the river, but no one really knew. In 2003/4 I went there to make this video. The inter-titles are chosen from my favorite book in the bible—The Ecclesiastes (傳道書).

Performer:

Hamlet Lin Yiu Bong

 

Achievement:

>.9th Independent Film and Video Awards
>.Third Text: images + media, international experimental cinema and media art festival 2003
>. Shanghai Art Biennale 2004
>.IFVA 10th anniversary review show
>. BBC Big Screen Birmingham

 

Links:

[IFVA]
[BBC big Screen]

Hamlet's cv

You can download Hamlet's cv here