San San F Young | UK | 86 min | Partial Subtitles
Co-presented by Brewers Supply Group
In partnership with Art Not Shame
EVENT: Art & Activism
Feature Film Screening: Political engagement spawned the wildest of wonderlands for Hong Kong’s creativity – but as new laws annihilate freedom of expression overnight, underground artists and creatives find themselves targets and their works being disappeared. Those who will not be silenced lead a movement, but are personally at risk. What is the relationship between art, activism, and freedom?
Immediately after the National Security Law was imposed in June 2020, the Hong Kong government started an endless list of words, images, slogans and songs that were now illegal - making so much that was “normal” forbidden.
Hong Kong Mixtape weaves together the personal story of San, the director, with an immersive exploration of underground artists, including some of Asia’s most iconic creators; rappers, dancers, performers, illustrators, stunt collectives, as they navigate this authoritarian new normal, and race to preserve Hong Kong's creative uprising.
Post-Film: Enjoy all that the Royal City Beer Hall has to offer, while engaging in a creative exploration of art and impact with Art Not Shame.
DIRECTOR BIO
San San F Young
A Scottish / Hong Kong Chinese Producer/Director of creative documentaries, San San F Young has a passion for fresh, dynamic filmmaking that pushes boundaries. As a former current affairs reporter, followed by years of crewing for feature fiction studios such as Working Title, Vertigo and Ealing, Young’s now focuses on combining real world stories with the cinematic explorations.
