Where Are You Going

Ni wang he chu qu

Told through off-screen conversations between the driver and 13 consecutive
clients of a cab circling the city, the film explores the bustling landscape
of Hong Kong, examines its past, present and future and exposes the alienation
and confusion of its residents that have been caused by recent political
reforms. This thorough exercise in cinema minimalism is the second part
of the intended “outsider” trilogy that started out with Distant (2013). It is
based on the director’s personal experience with living in the city where he
spent five years and witnessed dramatic economic and social changes. In
a sense, the city is the main character – though an inanimate one – of this
film that is calm and quiet at times and breathtaking at others.

  • Year:
    2016
  • Runtime:
    130 min.
  • Country:
    China, Hong Kong
  • Director:
    Zhengfan Yang
  • Screenplay:
    Zhengfan Yang
  • Dir. of Photography:
    Shengze Zhu
  • Editor:
    Zhengfan Yang
  • Production:
    Burn the Film
  • Sales:
    Burn the Film
  • Festivals:
    Rotterdam 2016, Melbourne 2016

Schedule:

13.11.2016 13:00 Kino Lumière (K2)
15.11.2016 15:45 Kino Lumière (K4)

About the Director:

Zhengfan Yang

Zhengfan Yang (1985, China) has been making films since the age of 22. His debut feature, Distant (2013), premiered at the Locarno IFF and later cruised through festivals and galleries worldwide, including Vancouver, Nantes, Warsaw, Boston, and Taipei. His second feature, Where Are You Going (2016), premiered at the Rotterdam IFF. Zhengfan has also produced two documentary films: Out of Focus (Cinéma du Réel, 2014) and Another Year (Visions du Réel, 2016).