Lock Up and Down (2022, 34 min, HD, Vietnam) – Director
Synopsis Set in Hanoi, Vietnam, during a sudden lockdown, the film captures the lives of characters observing the world from their balconies. What begins as a daily record of isolation and confinement gradually evolves into a meditative reverie where reality and imagination intertwine. Over the course of two months, the act of simple observation becomes a document of healing, offering a nuanced exploration of resilience and the profound beauty that emerges even amidst unprecedented global challenges.
Festivals Official Selection, PIA Film Festival, 2022, Japan Official Selection, Nara International Film Festival, 2022, Japan Official Selection, Wusanto Film Festival, 2022, Taiwan
“Hanoi under lockdown. What begins as a daily record of watching the city from a balcony slowly becomes something else — a reverie, a document of healing. In the act of simply observing, the longing for freedom is relieved, and the world, without question, becomes beautiful.”
“Hanói bajo el confinamiento. Lo que comienza como un registro cotidiano de observar la ciudad desde un balcón se convierte, poco a poco, en otra cosa — una ensoñación, un documento de sanación. En el simple acto de observar, el anhelo de libertad se revive, y el mundo, sin duda, se vuelve hermoso.”
回復へ向かう眼差しのアンビエント映画
ロックダウン下のハノイ。バルコニーから街を見下ろす日々の記録を超え、眼差しは夢想を語り始め回復の記録として綴られていく。ただじっと観察する事で自由への渇望は追体験となって世界を美しくするに違いない。
Credit:
Director/ Minami
Sound Design/ Derek Bui
Duration: 34 min
Language:
JP/EN/VN
Available on UNEXT
