DB Title Addition: THIS DARLING LIFE (2008)
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:19 pmInfo about a new documentary from the Golden Scene blog here:
http://www.alivenotdead.com/goldenscene ... 50164.html
Not much to go on here, but there are a few names peppered throughtout the piece.
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This Darling Life
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Production Notes
CONCEPT:
This is a film about dog’s best friends, evolving around the people and dogs living in Hong Kong. It is about love and compassion. This Darling Life explores the diversity in Hong Kong’s society, and in turns reveals the residents’ feelings on issues of love and life, expanding to a universal quest for respect and equality in all living beings.
CONTENT:
The documentary opens up with the director’s feelings towards the slow tortuous sickness and eventual death of her dog Baby, her companion dog of sixteen years. It slowly meanders into her feelings about life, death and love, questions that have intrigued mankind for centuries. The stories in this documentary unfold into imageries of what concern us the most in our short and darling life.
DIRECTOR’S WORDS
I first contemplated doing this project when I was producing pro bono a video for a non-profit animal welfare organization, Animals Asia. I came into contact with many fascinating people and cases. The people are all normal residents who have a big heart. These people revealed to me how they tackle the odds and manage their lives into meaningful and constructive ones. They became my teachers. Hopefully this documentary would transcend into a story about humanity, and that it would teach us how to respect and love life a bit more, not just towards others, but also towards oneself.
The film weaves visual richness and cutaways that feature the City, offering a poetic form of documentary filmmaking using a strong personal and self-reflective angle to draw the audience into an emotional journey. It becomes a visual poem.
COLLABORATION:
The documentary involves interviewees/residents of Hong Kong from multi-cultures. It is produced and directed by Angie Chen, who received her MFA from UCLA, returned home to direct three features in the eighties, and subsequently went into directing television commercials and teaching. Her short film “The Visitâ€
http://www.alivenotdead.com/goldenscene ... 50164.html
Not much to go on here, but there are a few names peppered throughtout the piece.
- - - - - - - - -
This Darling Life
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Production Notes
CONCEPT:
This is a film about dog’s best friends, evolving around the people and dogs living in Hong Kong. It is about love and compassion. This Darling Life explores the diversity in Hong Kong’s society, and in turns reveals the residents’ feelings on issues of love and life, expanding to a universal quest for respect and equality in all living beings.
CONTENT:
The documentary opens up with the director’s feelings towards the slow tortuous sickness and eventual death of her dog Baby, her companion dog of sixteen years. It slowly meanders into her feelings about life, death and love, questions that have intrigued mankind for centuries. The stories in this documentary unfold into imageries of what concern us the most in our short and darling life.
DIRECTOR’S WORDS
I first contemplated doing this project when I was producing pro bono a video for a non-profit animal welfare organization, Animals Asia. I came into contact with many fascinating people and cases. The people are all normal residents who have a big heart. These people revealed to me how they tackle the odds and manage their lives into meaningful and constructive ones. They became my teachers. Hopefully this documentary would transcend into a story about humanity, and that it would teach us how to respect and love life a bit more, not just towards others, but also towards oneself.
The film weaves visual richness and cutaways that feature the City, offering a poetic form of documentary filmmaking using a strong personal and self-reflective angle to draw the audience into an emotional journey. It becomes a visual poem.
COLLABORATION:
The documentary involves interviewees/residents of Hong Kong from multi-cultures. It is produced and directed by Angie Chen, who received her MFA from UCLA, returned home to direct three features in the eighties, and subsequently went into directing television commercials and teaching. Her short film “The Visitâ€