An Asian Ghost Story

Spektrum
2023 — 37 min — 17+
An Asian Ghost Story

Synopsis

This work is about haunting memories of Asia’s late 20th-century modernization. The story departs from a 1965 United States embargo on the hair trade, known as the Communist Hair Ban. Yet, in every wig resides a ghost from the imperial past.

Schedule

FFD 2023

1st Screening

Auditorium IFI-LIP
6 December 2023, 15:00 GMT+7

2nd Screening

Bioskop Sonobudoyo
9 December 2023, 15:00 GMT+7

Production Team

Director
  • Bo Wang

    Wang Bo is an artist, filmmaker, and researcher based in Amsterdam. His works have been exhibited internationally, including venues like Guggenheim Museum and MoMA (New York), Garage Museum (Moscow), Rotterdam International Film Festival, CPH:DOX (Copenhagen), Visions du Réel (Nyon, Switzerland), LUX & Open City Documentary Festival (London), DMZ Docs (South Korea), and Para Site (Hong Kong), among many others.

Details

Original Title九龙东往事
Country of ProductionNetherlands, Hong Kong
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Cantonese
SubtitleEnglish
ColorColor/Black & White
Previous Festival2023 - CPH:DOX | New:Vision Award
2023 - DMZ Docs | Essay
2023 - Hot Docs | Official Selection
Accolades2023 - CPH:DOX | New:Vision Award

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