Only the Shadows Move

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Only the Shadows Move (2023)

Directed by Terence Li

Drama · 25m

Kevin, a young theatre director from Hong Kong, is searching for ideas for his next play with his team, hoping to get funding for an overseas production. Frank, a middle-aged hairdresser in Berlin, is performing his daily routine. Coincidences bring them together, though their friendship is dictated by the parameters of the smartphone. Kevin decides to adapt the stories of the Berlin Wall to the stage, as old memories of living in East Berlin come flooding back to Frank. Shadows, in their literal and metaphorical sense, become the third wheel which silently alters their lives and turns into a story that transcends the boundaries of reason. Through this experimental work, director Terence LI sheds light on the inner space-time of the queer and the displaced.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Terence Li
Writer
Terence Li
Director of Photography
Kitty Yeung, Cemil Sorgun
Editor
Terence Li
Producer
Vitor Bunkenburg, Hu Yat-lam

Details

Original title
只有影子在動
Release date
2023-06-10
Runtime
25m
Genres
Drama
Original language
CN
Spoken languages
Cantonese, English, German
Countries
Hong Kong
Production
Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council