Nostalgia for the Night
Oh, the allure of looking back and reminiscing for better days gone by… Nostalgia develops in us sentimental creatures for a multitude of reasons, be it dissatisfaction of the present, an impending doom for the future, or the painful realisation of past mistakes. The most poignant form of nostalgia materialises when the present has passed the point of no return. Force majeure and the ones that got away. Films on the list captured distinct era in the personal or societal past, that shine light on our inescapable present, for better or worse. Might we become better beings when we come out from the other side.
“If we should weep when clowns put on their show,
If we should stumble when musicians play,
Time will say nothing but I told you so.”
If I Could Tell You - W.H. Auden
Curator
林子穎
畢業於香港大學比較文學及法文系。作品有紀錄片《地厚天高》和《未竟之路》，亦執導多套電視作品及劇情短片。作品曾獲得香港電影評論學會年度推薦電影，並入圍多個國際影展及獲獎，包括鹿特丹國際電影節、大阪亞洲電影節等。其他作品包括網劇愛情喜劇小品《在觀塘下體現愛的故事》、香港電台《華人作家lll－坐看雲起時》紀錄片及多套短片等。現為導演、編劇、剪接，作品探討現代情感、女性情慾，年輕人困境等。Nora Lam’s career started in 2014, covering political movements in Hong Kong. Her award-winning feature documentary Lost in the Fumes (2017) entered and won awards at dozens of international film festivals, such as International Film Festival Rotterdam and Taiwan International Documentary Festival. Her works have a keen interest in the stories of female experiences, dilemmas of youth and complexity of human emotions. She also works as screenwriter and editor.
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