Ode to Book People
Booklovers, booksellers, storytellers and writers can easily squeeze into various demos of important issues. This documentary brings this group of people in the limelight, discussing the value of art space in bookshops. The book-loving director Kong King Chu visited independent bookshops in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia for three to four years, tried to understand how a bookshop can become a dynamic, inspiring and heartwarming space, even these booksellers carry different attitude towards life, books and community, as well as management beliefs. These booksellers do not care about the commercial value emphasized by the capitalist society and they are content in their own way by sharing their enthusiasm about books with the others in spite of all difficulties. Thus, they keep trying new methods to sharpen their touch on social issues and become an important starting point for the general public to reflect upon conflicts in our society.
Year: 2020
Genre: Documentary
Studio:
Director: Kong King-chu
Cast:
Crew: Kong King-chu (Director), Lo King-Wah (Director of Photography), Abby Wan (Director of Photography), Abby Wan (Editor)
Runtime: 84 minutes
Release: Sep 05, 2020
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Hong Kong
Language: 广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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