Never really free: Do Not Split

CONTROL: A brief, yet far-reaching, glimpse into the 2019 Hong Kong protests as demonstrations escalate into conflict. With a running time of around one-third of the numerous feature docs that have attempted to make sense of the escalating authoritarian developments plaguing Hong Kong in recent years, Anders Hammer’s searing short Do Not Split gets farther than most. Both precise and concise – and with breakneck-speed editing and tense techno beats that make the life and death stakes utterly visceral – the recent Oscar-nominated film is a deep dive inside the 2019 youth-led protests.

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