Free As We Are

After the protest against the extradition law in Hong Kong in 2019, many protestors have been arrested and locked up in prison.

The video depicts two different lifestyles after the protest. While a layperson is working in this metropolitan city, another serving his sentence in the prison. They write to each other through a pen friend program. With the closure of a major pro-democracy newspaper, the speech and language therapists being arrested for publishing picture book, and the forced resignation of pro-democratic councillors, the city is not the same anymore...

  • Sui Lun, Alan Wong
    Director
  • Tsz Ying Kwok
    Writer
  • Wing Yee Kong
    Writer
  • Tsz Ying Kwok
    Key Cast
  • Wing Yee Kong
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    自由自在
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 26, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Hong Kong
  • Country of Filming:
    Hong Kong
  • Language:
    Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Let's Be Together Arts Festival 2021
    Kaohsiung
    Taiwan
    October 2, 2021
Director - Sui Lun, Alan Wong