Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival
At its heart, art is about celebrating the unique voice and message that we each possess. Sometimes loud, often quiet, occasionally bold and brash, and perhaps even shy, that singular voice should speak to others and by doing so, help them to better see themselves.
This vision of film as a medium that inspires and challenges - and supporting the filmmakers who create these works - is the mission of the Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival. Founded in 2015 as an online film festival designed to support filmmakers regardless of their budgets, this prestigious festival celebrates the best of contemporary independent filmmaking. Its works bridge a wide variety of genres - short films, drama, experimental, comedy, horror, slow cinema, sci fi, fantasy, animation, documentary, and more.
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Rojek (Canada) by Zaynê Akyol
Rojek encounters incarcerated members of the Islamic State from all over the world, as well as their wives detained in prison-camps, who are sharing a common dream: establishing a caliphate. Confronted with the fundamentalist beliefs of the jihadists, the film attempts to trace the beginning, the...
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Marry, Fuck, Kill (United States) by Ian Berry
Ivan’s life is a disaster. Between porn, target practice, and a hopeless crush, he's spiraling. Full of bitter humor and painful self-awareness, he might just be his own worst enemy.
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Coexistence (Dominican Republic) by José Gómez De Vargas
After the assassination of a resident of an old condo, an extensive investigation holds a group of seven tenants in a interrogation room, all of them suspects of committing the crime.
Running time: 01:36:00 -
A Hunt For Hedgehogs (Hungary) by Mihály Schwechtje
Bogi, a talented opera singer student, earns money by babysitting the children of her cousin, whose marriage is in crisis. On the day of her final exam, she is under pressure and commits an error.
Running time: 01:36:00 -
Emperica (Belgium) by Kris De Meester, Ron Chiers
Against the backdrop of societal collapse, two powerful voices engage in a high-stakes debate over the future of humanity. Should mankind be placed under total control to safeguard its survival, or should they be granted the freedom to shape their own destiny, even if it means risking self-destru...
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A Human Ride (Germany) by Kristian Gründling
The transformation of transportation is on everyone's lips, and the future of mobility has become one of the most talked-about topics. But why does it matter so much? If transportation presents such enormous challenges, why don’t we just stay at home? Is mobility a fundamental human need?
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Tangle (Belgium) by Carla Hoogewijs, Frank Stevens
Tangle is a multimedia film blending vivid imagery, haunting words, and evocative soundscapes to delve into the core questions of human existence. Structured as a monologue in five chapters, it begins with a single breath of steam and culminates in the miracle of cell division, symbolizing the cy...
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Happy Birth Day (Korea, Republic of) by SANG CHEON JANG
On Hyun-mi's birthday, Soon-young is asked for a Flower and everyone receives an obituary of Ji-yeon by text.
Running time: 00:33:42 -
Insanely Perfect (Slovakia) by Lukáš Vízner, Miriam Fulmeková
The Weisses, a well-respected, high-ranking family, are having a luxurious dinner. When an unexpected phone call triggers the mother's sudden announcement of her departure, a web of mysterious relationships begins to unravel.
Running time: 00:30:00 -
Dragonfly (Shanghai) by Edward Liu
Great-grandson Zhou Zihang has only two memories of his great-grandmother - her funeral and a contact. Unable to remember season and weather, he only remembers the persimmons that were handed to him and the unexplained crying
Running time: 00:19:26 -
Iris (Canada) by Gabriela de Andrade
Ever since Iris, a French-Congolese woman, left Montreal, she has nurtured her relationship with Gabriela through voice messages. In this film, her voice gives hints of a return that exists only through Gabriela's eyes. The film is a kind of affective cartography of their interposed exchanges, Ir...
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Knife, Chocolate (Iran) by Hooshmand Varaei
The son of the family is antisocial, psychotic, skeptic and sexist who judges women by the smell of their cosmetics! He believes that the smell of a decent woman’s cosmetics is different from an indecent one! He even classifies bees.
Running time: 00:15:00 -
When the Hawk Comes (Armenia) by Lilia Li-Mi-Yan, Katherina Sadovsky
A short video by artists Lilia Li-Mi-Yan (Yerevan) and Katherina Sadovsky (Moscow) is a sad, poetic metaphor for what is happening in the world today. The plot and melody of an Armenian lullaby are taken as a starting point, where a mother tries to calm her son by offering to make a symbolic choi...