SCENES FROM DEPARTURE

Divided across borders by political turmoil and the pandemic, a traumatized father and son awkwardly reach for each other through quiet Skype calls and heavy silences

During the turmoil of 2019 Hong Kong, before pursuing his studies in Taiwan, the director was abruptly frozen in the present by a message from his father.
As Hong Kong entered a pandemic lockdown, the director, now in Taiwan, began to Skype call his father, unpacking his traumatic memories and their entangled hearts.