Private Project

The second person to stand and clap

The second person to stand and clap (2023) is an auto-ethnography film that starts with an online funeral. The film discusses bodily experiences in digital time and the Chinese diaspora living situation film is a desktop documentary that follows a ghostly immigrant narrative and unfolds as a family journey. In the online space where genuine intimate experiences are lacking, under the spell of digital media and the illusion of modern image representation, can we truly understand fragmented bodily images nowadays?

  • Huiqi He
    Director
  • Huiqi He
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Student
  • Genres:
    desktop film, video essay
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 25, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom, United States
  • Language:
    English, Mandarin Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Goldsmiths
  • MA Visual Anthropology Screening
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 25, 2022
Director Biography - Huiqi He

Huiqi He, a non-binary artist, born in 1994, in Changsha, China.

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Director Statement

Huiqi‘s practice encompasses a diverse array of media, weaves together video, painting, performance, and text. Their recent video works draw on visual anthropology research methods, utilizing the essay film format to examine the system of discipline and patriarchal narratives within the Chinese discourse. They unravel fluid queer experiences, weaving them into an analytical discourse, exploring how to reset the body's narrative in the digital age.