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Hong Kong in 2044. Lee Ching-Kwan is a disturbed taxi driver who spends his nights drifting through Hong Kong’s neon cityscape. Having grown up in the historic Walled Villages, and watched Hong Kong crumble over years of looming political instability, Lee holds onto memories from a bygone era and feels detached from the changing world around him. Shortly before the political transition to Mainland Chinese rule in 2047, a foreign conglomerate plans to redevelop the Walled Villages. Lee is haunted by violent fever dreams, and is driven to commit a murder in hopes of saving his home.
Creator
Amarik Singh Khosa is a Chinese writer-director born into an Indian body. Growing up with a Sikh family deeply entrenched in Hong Kong across three generations, Khosa counts Cantonese among his first languages, and is passionate about unearthing the experience of under-represented Indian and Chinese diaspora groups all over the world. As the son of a former organized crime detective, Khosa is interested in telling stories that tackle the intersections between police, identity, and crime. Prior to film, Amarik spent 4 years moonlighting as a wall street investment banker with Morgan Stanley, advising Fortune 500 companies on deals totalling US$13 billion. In parallel, Khosa continued pursuing his passion for film and made his first short (Red Rain) on 35mm. He is an alumnus of UC Berkeley, and is enrolled in the MFA programme at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. more...