‘No one is an island, entire of itself.’ Although a person is an independent individual, it is always surrounded by society and be involuntarily. We try to explore such a coercing relationship in this short experimental film. People carefully maintain the fragile interpersonal relationships in their living environment, while they cannot escape from this relationship. Self-awareness is imprisoned in this relationship, constantly struggling, vacillating, but always unable to find an exit. Hypocritical words are said, and false smiles are hung on the face. Individual characteristics of human beings are ultimately covered and wrapped by society, or humanity in this kind of coercing relationship. Is there a death of a soul or a unique personality behind social survival? We are trying to transform this concept in a visual way. 

‘And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.’ ——John Donn 

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Director

Florence Tan Xingyu

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Sound Design

Florence Tan Xingyu

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Art Director

Florence Tan Xingyu, Song Lexuan

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Camera

Song Lexuan

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Producer 

Chen Peiran

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Visual Effect Artist

Song Lexuan, Chen Peiran

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Cast

Shayle Zhang, Florence Lee Yuk Ki

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https://vimeo.com/428770086

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2019 © Tan Xingyu, Song Lexuan, Chen Peiran