FOUR JOURNEYS
Netherlands 2021 – Director: Louis Hothothot – Original language: Chinese – Subtitles: English – Length: 112 min.
A pervasive whisper runs through the soundtrack that is otherwise marked by harsh words. Words that do harm but finally bring to the surface what has been buried for so long. Deep-seated feelings of guilt – triggered by China’s one child policy and brought forth through four journeys – bring about an intense family portrait that gives cause for thought. Anna Magdalena Hofer
We present the German premiere of the film.
No youth rating
Louis Hothothot
Louis Hothothot studied at the China Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing and the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. He works as a multimedia artist combining narrative film, video, visual art, graphic design and performance.
Filmography
HU, NL 2019, 13 min.
SQUARE 1 / 广场-1号, NL 2018, short film
HER / 她者, NL 2014, short film
Nominated for the VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTOR Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Writer: Louis Hothothot. Camera: Louis Hothothot, Ming Xue. Sound: Yang Zhou, Ranko Pauković, Louis Hothothot. Editing: Chris van Oers, Louis Hothothot, Albert Elings. Music: Harry de Wit. Production: Pieter van Huystee Film. Producer: Pieter van Huystee, Co-Produktion: Ruby Chen (CNEX). International Sales: Pieter van Huystee Film