When a City Rises

2021 · MA15+ · Politics

Hong Kong 2019 - The world has seen the iconic images of protestors covered in black, tossing back tear gas, waving black flags, protesting against the authoritarian superpower that is China in order to fight for a democratic future. Who are these hidden people concealed underneath their masks? What are the protestors really fighting for?

Directed by: Gerard Smyth & Evie Cheung

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