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Released from prison after serving 20 years on trumped-up charges, world-weary Sheng Li seeks out his accuser. However, wrath quickly turns to sympathy as he agrees to kidnap her boss’ son so she can have her own retribution.
Director
Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
ZH
毛广才
"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a black-inked surface. On making contact with the liquid, the roll opens and of Its own accord frees itself of the gesture that fashioned it. As it comes alive in this way, the sliver of paper reveals Its hitherto unexposed content; this unpredictable kinematics is evidence of the constant impermanence of news. As well as exploring a certain archaeology of cinema, the mechanism references the passage of time: the ink, whether it is poured or printed, is the ink of ongoing human history." –Ismaïl Bahri