On April 25, the day of the Oscars, pro-democracy activists in Southern California went to the Hollywood Walk of Fame to stage the action skit “Hong Kong Streets” in support of the short documentary “No Cutting”. (Courtesy of Zheng Cunzhu)
On Sunday, April 25, the Oscars ceremony was moved to Union Station in Los Angeles, but in front of Dolby Cinema on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, pro-democracy activists in support of the Hong Kong documentary film “Do Not Split” staged a spectacular action skit. The action skit “Streets of Hong Kong” attracted a lot of attention.
The action skit “Hong Kong Streets” shows the clashes between citizens and the police during the “anti-China” movement in Hong Kong, in which unarmed Hong Kong people with umbrellas hide helplessly in the face of powerful state violence. We want more people to see how the Hong Kong police are approaching and attacking ordinary people with tear gas and pepper water.” said Kui Lap Kin, who participated in the Hong Kong Solidarity Campaign and played the role of Hong Kong’s “black police” in the action drama.
Event host Zhang Jiali (left) and China Democratic Party Chairman Wang Min (right) show solidarity with Hong Kong at the Avenue of Stars. (Courtesy of Carrie Cheung)
The main reason for the absence of TVB from broadcasting the Oscars this year, for the first time since 1969, was to avoid touching on the documentary “No Seat for China”, which is based on Hong Kong’s “anti-China” campaign, said the event’s host, Charlene Cheung. She said, “The self-censorship and political pressure in Hong Kong’s arts and entertainment industry has become too obvious to be true, and it’s really ironic that “No Seat Left Behind” has an international voice, but is silenced in Hong Kong.” The event on the 25th was a way to expose the viciousness of the Chinese Communist Party and to demonstrate the fearlessness of Hong Kong people against the powerful.
We Hong Kong people overseas will continue to support Hong Kong and uphold the values of freedom in Hong Kong while ensuring our own safety,” said Zhang Jiali, “The struggle in Hong Kong is not over yet. We also thank director Anders Hammer for his dedication to Hong Kong and recording the historic moment.”
Ao Ling Chu, a new immigrant from Hong Kong, said, “Documentaries are only a small part of the Oscar film awards, yet the Chinese Communist Party is banning even this and not letting Hong Kong people know about it. We want to speak up for Hong Kong because the biggest TV stations in Hong Kong won’t speak up for Hong Kong and those famous Hong Kong netizens won’t speak up, so we can only perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and do a little bit of cotton.”
The Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Short Film, “No Cut” is 35 minutes long and directed by Norwegian director Hammer. The film records various real images of the “anti-China” demonstrations and protests in Hong Kong, reflecting the determination and sacrifice of Hong Kong protesters.
Zhu Ao Ling said, Hong Kong has become a dead city, the citizens can not express their own voice. In addition to the suppression of “No Cut Seat”, another documentary about Hong Kong’s localist political figure Leung Tin Kei, “The Earth is Thick and the Sky is High”, could not be shown in mainstream cinemas due to its sensitive subject matter, and even screening it in the community would draw the attention of the police. He believes that the documentary is a very realistic representation of the events and encourages those interested to watch “No Cut” and “The Earth is Thick and the Sky is High” to understand the journey of the protesters in Hong Kong.
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