Freedom Swimmer
The story of a grandfather’s perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter’s own quest for a new freedom.
Director Biography
Olivia Martin-McGuire is an Australian documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Hong Kong. Her artistic focus and voice resonated with the release of the documentary film Freedom Swim and a feature film documentary, ChinaLove, for ABC Arts, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and internationally at DOCNYC.
Director
Olivia Martin-McGuire
Country
United Kingdom, Australia
Language
Chinese
Subtitles
English
Year
2021
Duration
15
Rage Against the Colonial Machine
Saturday, 11 June 13:15 - 14:45 / Kijkhuis 2
90 min.
Sunday, 12 June 19:30 - 21:05 / Kijkhuis 1
95 min.
Also in this session
1. Hantu
Kim Kokosky Deforchaux, 19
2. When Light is Displaced
Zaina Bseiso, 7
3. Heat Waves
Kent Chan, 21
4. Kelasi
Fransix Tenda Lomba, 11
5. Freedom Swimmer
Olivia Martin-McGuire, 15