Everywhere

Hong Kong20229 minCantonese with English subtitlesAnimation

Things that we thought were gone may not truly leave us—perhaps they are still with us somehow.

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Directors Bio

Step C. & Kai Chung Ng

Step C. is an animation director, illustrator, educator, and art director based in Hong Kong.

Kai Chung Ng is an animation artist and the founder of Point Five Creations.

This film is part of the WEE ASIAN shorts programme.

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Shorts Programme

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Features

TERRESTRIAL VERSES

A job interview, a children’s clothing store, a government registry office. These are just some of the everyday sites for which the characters of Terrestrial Verses must navigate cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them.