Swiss documentarian Jacqueline Zünd frequents the distant but intimate lives of people from around the world – the insomniacs, the aged and the children – embracing their delights and disappointments, regrets and hopes, and other contrasting sensations. As these people wander along their paths of ritual, befittingly or misfittingly, they understand life anew with wisdom, dignity and vitality.
Zünd has been a critically acclaimed multi-award winning filmmaker since her debut. Her works have participated in prominent festivals including the Berlin (Germany), Locarno (Switzerland), Moscow (Russia) International Film Festivals, Visions du Réel (Nyon, Switzerland) and DOK Leipzig (Germany) amongst others.
This programme is screening a selection of her three own directorial works and bring two films that have influenced her filmmaking. Audience members are also welcomed to join the virtual After-screening Masterclass in which Zünd will talk about the process of how she transforms intimate human subjects into film.
Co-organizers: Hong Kong Arts Centre, Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong and Swiss Films
Programme Schedule
17/11 | (Thur) | 7:45pm | Where We Belong |
18/11 | (Fri) | 7:45pm | Goodnight Nobody |
19/11 | (Sat) | 2:30pm | Sworn Virgin |
20/11 | (Sun) | 2:30pm | Megacities^ |
20/11 | (Sun) | 4:45pm* | Almost There |