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
1st Screening
6 December 2023, 15:00 GMT+7
2nd Screening
9 December 2023, 15:00 GMT+7
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.
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