[Video Essay] Fast City
RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT The film narrative mimics that of a Hong Kong’er waiting for the red light to turn green, before making their way across the crossing. Without additional music or voiceover, the main purpose of this film is simply to evoke an eerie sense of familiarity, as it captures purely the visual, auditory and sometimes emotional experience that takes place through this simple event. Reflecting an experience that needs not to be described, but narrated by the city itself – the traffic lights, and the routine life of a Hong Kong’er heading to their next destination. Picture oneself