DIRECTOR: YI ZHOU AND WING SHYA / PRODUCTION COMPANY: MOON PRISM DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ARTS LTD AND SHYALALA WORKSHOP / COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: CHINA / DURATION: 1'21" / MUSIC: ANSONI / CAST: YI ZHOU AND LEO XU / HAIR & MAKEUP: EVELYN HO
FILM SYNOPSIS:
48 Hours in Hong Kong is a performance movie shot by Wing Shya featuring Yi Zhou. An impossible love story between Yi Zhou and a male character is the theme of the short film with a trademark signature style of Wing Shya in the richness of texture and colors. While Yi Zhou and her studio have made all the drawings and special effects in a signature of her videos.
DIRECTOR'S BIO:
Yi Zhou is an acclaimed Chinese multimedia artist, who's diverse work has been shown at the Shanghai Biennale, Venice Biennale, and Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals. She has collaborated with brands including Person and Hogan, as well as french jewellery house, Gripoix. She is also Tudou.com's art-director and the art and fashion advisory member at sina.com, and has spoken at TEDx Paris and Beijing.
Wing Shya is a Hong Kong-based photographer who works in fashion, film and art. Bprm om 1964, he started his creer as a graphic designer after studying at the Emily Carr institute of Art and Design in Canada. Upon his return to Hong Kong, Shya set up Shya-la-la Workshop. Shya regularly contributes to numerous international fashion and art magazines, including I-D, Visionaire and Tank, and has also been the exclusive photographer and graphic designer for Won Kar Wai's films including "Happy Together", "In the Mood for Love", "Eros" and "2046". Shya is also a recognised director and has directed several music videos, commercials and the film "Hot Summer Days".
