Short film

Remnants

2010 · 9 min

A quiet, poetic meditation on loss and memory, unfolding slowly in a broken world.

Overview: Remnants is an experimental piece that explores the poetic narrative. After the world has collapsed, Sze picks up his grandfather's diary and goes through the forest accompanied by two guys who don't see eye to eye. They are holding on to their remaining memories of the adult world to try and comprehend the current situation.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Memory, survival, grief, friendship
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
survival
grief
friendship
identity
Places: wilderness
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: fantasy, drama
Directed by: Gary Wong
Written by: Gary Wong, Jessie Nixon
Starring: Chloe Chan, Fok Hin Wang, Tang Tsz Kwan, Ku Feng, Shek Keong Wong, Timothy Cheung, Law Mei-Ling
Cinematography: Danny Szeto Yat-Lui
Runtime: 9 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese