Sometime, Sometime

Sometime, Sometime

Jacky Yeap • 2020

Duration: 01:46:48
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: Chinese, English
Country/Region: Malaysia

In order to attract his mother’s attention, Zi Kien begins imitating the adults around him. He copies their way of speaking, their clothing, and their behavior, gradually adopting habits such as smoking. Through these actions, he tries to express feelings he cannot articulate directly.

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

Shanghai International Film Festival

China

2020

Hainan International Film Festival

China

2020

Dhaka International Film Festival

Bangladesh

2020

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

Taiwan

2020

Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

Poland

2020

Malaysia International Film Festival

Malaysia

2020

Singapore Chinese Film Festival

Singapore

2021

Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival

Malaysia

2021

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

Jacky Yeap

Jacky Yeap

Director

When I was young, I was pretty rebellious and often crude to my father. I knew I was hurting him, but my anger pushed me to act. Then regret would flood in, and I would feel deep sadness.This flow of emotions keeps visiting me again and again, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, as if I am an empty shell with emotions pouring in and out.Hurting someone you love feels like a kind of death, yet it also shows how much you care. Two people who care for each other always seem on edge, aware of their power to hurt one another.In the film, the mother and son have only each other. They are conscious of each other’s emotions and work hard not to hurt one another. Yet all this working hard feels like pretension. We pretend not to be angry, we pretend not to be sad, and we live a life of pretenses together.

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