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
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