Hong Kong / Sep 22, 2010 / 5th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival
21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
He feels like a bloated balloon; he wonders if he still breathes. He bumps into a girl who once sat next to him at school, he wonders if it means anything to revisit the memories of secondary school. Or does he merely want to prove how incapable of breathing they all have become? Once she dreamt about becoming a dancer, now she works as a yoga instructor, teaching others as well as herself to breathe properly. Balloon vividly portrays the disillusionment, loneliness and nostalgia of people who have been working for almost a decade. Just how jaded have we all become?
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 氣球 |
| 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 | 22 settembre 2010 |
| Production | Jomin Chan |
| Writer | Chan Tai-Lee |
| Editing | Chan Tai-Lee |
| Cinematography | Leung Chi Fung, Lau Kin-Tai, Thomas Lee Chi-wai, Wilson Huang Li Wei, Suen Ching, Chung Po Wang |
| Assistant directors | Andy Ma Kun Wai, Chan Tai-Lee, Daniel Ho |
| Lighting | Danny Szeto Yat-Lui |
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| Camera operators | Leung Chi Fung, Lau Kin-Tai, Thomas Lee Chi-wai, Wilson Huang Li Wei, Suen Ching, Chung Po Wang |
| Additional photography | Leung Chi Fung, Lau Kin-Tai, Thomas Lee Chi-wai, Wilson Huang Li Wei, Suen Ching, Chung Po Wang |
| Production design | Calvin Tsoi |
| Art direction | Calvin Tsoi |
| Set decoration | Calvin Tsoi |
| Costume design | Kathy Leung Ka-Yi |
| Makeup | Kathy Leung Ka-Yi |
| Hairstyling | Kathy Leung Ka-Yi |
Release dates
Limited release
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