Borrowed Time

Choy Ji / China

Screening

ECIB

31-10-2024 / 16:00 h.

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Film Information

Year: 2023

Duration: 93

Language: VOSE

Genre: Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Borrowed Time (2023), presents us with a reflection in motion through the streets of Hong Kong. The protagonist defies the linear relationships of space and time by combining the past with the present, harvest with skyscrapers and reality with fantasy. Throughout the film, the frames capture intimate, everyday scenes of a woman who feels indebted to time. With intimate photography and a leisurely pace, the experience of the human being is drawn in consonance with her surroundings.

Director

Choy Ji (1988) is a young Chinese filmmaker, born in Guangdong. His first feature film, Borrowed Time (2023) has been selected for several festivals such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2024) or in the New Currents section of the 28th Busan International Film Festival. He is also recognized for his first short films, such as Nature’s Kids (2012), Recalling (2013) or A Piece of Time (2014), which have won awards at the China Independent Film Festival.