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Absent Smile《几时回来》

Directed by

John Clang, Lavender Chang

Year

Runtime

2022

80 minutes

Genre

Documentary

Language

Hokkien, English, Chinese with subtitles

Synopsis

Ten years after an elderly couple takes a special portrait with their absent son who lives overseas, their yearning grows into a habit where long distance phone calls and mundane repetitions are temporary remedies to a complex longing. Their daily routines and conversations reveal them missing but supporting their son. On a parallel tangent, the documentary features candid portrait photography sessions of various families, where kin overseas partake and reconnect with loved ones at home over the webcam.

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Producer(s)

Jeremy Chua

Produced by

Potocol

International Sales/Distribution

John Clang

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Cast

Tags

Elderly, Absent, Son, Family, Long distance, Longing, Loneliness, Portraits, Kinship, Reconnect, Web cam, Art installation

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