THE DEAD, THE DAY AFTER

Shot somewhere at the beginning of this century, this outdated and reincarnated low definition DV documented scenes in a slaughterhouse.

Under the market system operated for hundreds of years, pork, human flesh, and different kinds, are connected and interrelated, which becomes the political-economic theme of this issue gets weak and obscure. 

Inspired by “Panopticon,” suggested by Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher, to discuss the principle of utilitarianism, this film further extends the idea into a metaphor—“circular pigpen,” shown in the beginning this work. By highlighting the imagery of water referring to the circulation of life, death and the hereafter, the presented human and animal bodies in the film therefore illustrate the scenery of “human-animal (reincarnating) community.”

[2019 AltFF Alternative Film Festival (Toronto) | Feature: Best Director]
[2021 ARFF-Amsterdam | Around Int’l Film Festival | 2021 Season Best Feature Documentary: Honorable Mention]
[2020 North Europe International Film Festival (London) | Nomination]
[2020 South Europe International Film Festival (Valencia) | Nomination]
[2019 East Europe International Film Festival (Warsaw) | Nomination]
[2020 Eurasia International Film Festival (Moscow) | Best Documentary: Finalist]
[2020 ARFF-Paris | Around Int’l Film Festival | Best Documentary: Semi-Finalist]
[2020 Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival | Feature Documentary: Official Selection]
[2020 STIFF: Seattle True Independent Film Festival: Official Selection]
[2019 Mykonos Biennale | Dramatic Nights (Athens) | Shortlist]
[2019 Rome Independent Prisma Awards | Semi-Finalist]
[2019 SFAAF South Film and Arts Academy Festival (Rancagua) | Official Selection]
[2019 Polish International Film Festival (Warsaw) | Official Selection ]
[2019 Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes | Official Selection]