王煜 Yu Wang
20:08
Hong Kong, China
Chinese Dialect
The Burning Night
燃夜
2024
中国大陆首映 Chinese Mainland Premiere
Teenagers climbed up to the dilapidated rooftop, using fireworks to fully ignite the night, venting their frustrations with life. As Guangzhou was welcoming the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch, this “Burning Night” also embraced the hidden collective anger amid the cheers: people began to vandalize Japanese products. The troubles they recklessly caused unexpectedly stemmed from this collective anger. Like fireworks flashing through the tumultuous waves of their time, these marginalized youths intertwined their expectations of the vast world with the frenzy of nationalism and violence, creating an indiscernible future.
街头少年登上破旧的顶楼,用烟花把夜晚完全点燃,宣泄他们对生活的不满。广州城迎来2008年奥运盛会璀璨的烟火,也迎来欢呼声中潜藏的集体的愤怒:人们开始打砸日货。他们肆意闯下的麻烦意外地来自这份集体的愤怒所掩盖。生存在边缘的少年们如同时代滚滚浪潮中一闪而过的烟火,他们对广阔世界的期待和疯狂的民族主义运动与暴力交织成了难以看清的未来。