FEATURE
James Leong, Lynn Lee/ Hong kong
Summer 2019. Hong Kong’s leaderless pro-democracy movement stuns Beijing and captures the world’s attention. ‘If We Burn’ is an urgent, immersive journey into the protests, and a meditation on what it means to resist.
Crystal WONG / Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Hongkongers, still living in the aftermath of the 2019 protests, are leaving by the thousands to the UK to forge a free future.
Following the journey of Hong Kong migrants, the film explores the tension between their identity and role in a modern society. Through intimate observations, the film cuts through the smoke and fire of the 2019 protests to reveal the current state of post-trauma in Hong Kong, and offers a glimpse into its possible futures. What will become of Hongkongers in a foreign land? Can they break free from the past? Where can they truly find home?