Hong Kong / Jun 10, 2023 / Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival
Before the Box Gets Emptied (2023)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
For sixth grader Marco, the minutiae of life revolve around taking the light rail with his best friend Chris and their Beyblade battles. But just like the Beyblades that spin in unpredictable directions, Chris is embarking on a different life path. Before Chris’s departure, they continue to linger around the neighbourhood playing with friends, uncertain about the future and how to say farewell. Tuen Mun, through the director’s lens, is slightly tinged with melancholy, resembling both a maze and a playground. In a child’s imaginative and innocent perspective, the film makes poignant observations on the anxieties of the adult world during the pandemic and how people deal with inevitable losses.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 直到我看見彼岸 |
| Original language | 广州话 / 廣州話 (CN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話 |
| Production countries | Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council |
| Official site | freshwave.hk |
| Release date | 10 giugno 2023 |
| Production | Shew Wing-tung |
| Writer | Ho Sze-wai, Timothy Chan, Chan Tin Shun |
| Editing | Ho Sze-wai |
| Cinematography | Timothy Chan, Ho Sze-wai, Chan Tin Shun, Chung Hei Tung |
| Assistant directors | Chan Tin Shun, Ho Sze-wai, Canice Tam Kai-Yin |
| Lighting | Timothy Chan |
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| Camera operators | Timothy Chan, Chan Tin Shun, Chung Hei Tung |
| Additional photography | Timothy Chan, Chan Tin Shun, Chung Hei Tung |
| Production design | Chan Tin Shun |
| Art direction | Chan Tin Shun |
| Set decoration | Chan Tin Shun |
| Music | Saturday Chu, Lemon Chan Ting Fung |
| Sound | Saturday Chu, Lemon Chan Ting Fung |
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