Private Project

Hong Kong Moments

The film shows the fragmentation of Hong Kong society under the social movement started from June 2019 that has attracted the attention of the whole world.
We chose three particular dates including the Chinese National Day and District Council Election, continuously filmed seven Hong Kong people from different backgrounds. The seven protagonists including a Hong Kong Police Force that we got special permission to film, a front-line protester, two district council members from pro-democracy and pro-Beijing parties, a First Aider in the protest, a local tea house owner and a taxi driver. Through their real working life scenes and their stories, combined with the Hong Kong urban space, objectively present the vivid life and views of Hong Kong people in this movement.

  • Zhou Bing
    Director
  • Zhou Bing
    Producer
  • Christian Beetz
    Producer
  • Choy Sui Kei
    Executive Producer:
  • Tuan Lam
    Executive Producer:
  • Shi Lei
    Line Producer:
  • Kevin Tsang
    Production Assistant:
  • Joanna Xu
    Production Assistant:
  • Jeff Kwok
    Editor:
  • Jones Yeung
    Assistant Editors:
  • Chen Xu Jian
    Assistant Editors:
  • Guan Jian
    Assistant Editors:
  • Frentee Ji
    Assistant Editors:
  • Shi Lei
    Assistant Directors:
  • Choy Sui Kei
    Assistant Directors:
  • Lin Wai Lam
    Assistant Directors:
  • Song Ge
    Assistant Directors:
  • Guan Jian
    Assistant Directors:
  • Sonic Lee
    Music by:
  • Wade John Muller
    Camera Operators:
  • Xue Ming
    Camera Operators:
  • Lin Qian Sha
    Camera Operators:
  • Chung Cheuk Fan
    Camera Operators:
  • Tang Chi Long
    Camera Operators:
  • Chen Xu Jian
    Camera Operators:
  • Yi Bing Quan
    Camera Operators:
  • Max Lau
    Camera Assistants:
  • Wu Ke
    Camera Assistants:
  • Lu Song He
    Camera Assistants:
  • Ivan Ye
    Camera Assistants:
  • Wang Sida
    Camera Assistants:
  • Shi Yi
    Camera Assistants:
  • Chu San Ting
    Sound Recordist:
  • Lam Yun Kwan
    Sound Recordist:
  • Fung Yiu Tong
    Sound Recordist:
  • Ben
    Sound Recordist:
  • Joanna Xu
    Digital Output Technicians:
  • Hao Zi Yu April
    Digital Output Technicians:
  • Yu Ze
    Digital Output Technicians:
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 36 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    500,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Hong Kong
  • Country of Filming:
    Hong Kong
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital， 4K， FS7 MARK II
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    April 30, 2020
    World Premiere
    Special Presentations programme
  • 25th Busan internationl film festivals
    Busan
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    October 22, 2020
    Asia premier
    Wild Angle Documentary Showcase
  • Ji.hlava international documentray film festival
    jihava
    Czech Republic
    October 27, 2020
    non
    officially selected
  • DOC. fest Munchen
    munchen
Director Biography - Zhou Bing

Zhou Bing
Zhou Bing is well-known Chinese documentary director. He is the founder of Asian Art&Film Foundation, PhD of Art History, visiting scholar at USC and visiting professor of City University of Hong Kong. Zhou Bing has directed and produced hundreds of documentaries since 2000, his works include Forbidden City, Dun Huang, China Buddhism, South of the Ocean, The Bund, When the Louvre Meets the Forbidden City, which have been broadcasted on CCTV, National Geographic Channel, The History Channel, SkyTV, NDR, Arte and many other international mainstream media. He has won more than 20 documentary awards in China, the feature film "The Yangtze River" he produced won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. He has been a judge of the 15th Shanghai TV Festival, the 2010 Beijing International Film Festival, the 2013 China International New Media Short Film Festival, and the 2018 Guangzhou Documentary Film Festival.

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Director Statement

I have lived and worked in Hong Kong for more than 5 years, and always wanted to make a documentary of this city. Started in the second half of 2019, we witnessed a fierce conflict that changed Hong Kong's history. As a documentary director, with the encouragement and funding from my friends, and the participation of European documentary filmmakers, we filmed seven Hong Kong people during three months. The protagonists including a front-line protestor, a First-Aider, a taxi driver, a local tea house owner, a police force, a district councillor and a young girl who participated in the election. They live in the same city but have different lifestyles and values! I tried to record their story from a calm and objective angle, in a direct film way. We chose to film their different lives and behaviors on several dates that are very special for Hong Kong people at the same time, in different places in Hong Kong. Let every protagonist face our camera to truly and bravely express their inner thoughts. What I want to tell the audience is: In this historical event, Hong Kong people are in a kind of opposition. At this special moment, all of them is protecting the city in their own ways and purchasing for a better future of the city.