There will be four short films in this screening.

TikTok dances, radio waves, and record-store dreams trace how sound shapes identity and resistance across Asia. A sonic collage of youth, memory, and defiance moving through Thailand, Singapore, China, and Hong Kong.

The Rise and Fall of Absolutism (2025)
Directed by: Tanat Teeradakorn
Runtime: 17 minutes
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai with English subtitles
Rating: PG

Synopsis

TikTok-style dance routines intersect with Thailand’s political sites, accompanied by a soundtrack composed by Director Tanat Teeradakorn that reimagines five activist songs in his distinctive musical style.

Softshell and Feeders (2023)
Directed by: Elsa Wong and Zon Chan
Runtime: 2 minutes
Country: Singapore
Language: No dialogue
Rating: PG

Synopsis

A visual narrative exploring memory and the senses, where Mervin Wong’s music and sound shape the characters’ experiences, transforming perception into vivid, immersive moments.

Stream It If You’ve Got It (2020)
Original title: 我要当主播
Directed by: Renxiu Zhao
Runtime: 12 minutes
Country: China
Language: Mandarin and English with English subtitles
Rating: NC16

Synopsis

This documentary traces Shanghai’s experimental music scene through Shanghai Community Radio founders, with sound and music framing both the city’s fragmented underground and the challenges of censorship in 2020.

27 (2022)
Directed by: Erica Kwok, Chung Yee
Runtime: 27 minutes
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese with English subtitles
Rating: NC16

Synopsis

A coming-of-age short follows Yumi and her record store co-worker as they confront existential dread about turning 27, scored by Amy Chan Tsz Kwan and directed by Erica Kwok Chung Yee.

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