6 ½ Weeks – Jessica Poon

The animated film, Sunset Singers, by Jessica Poon (b. 1990), which was nominated by the German Short Film Award 2022, is presented for the first time in a compact solo exhibition with sketches and drawings from the production phase. The film tells the animated story of Sophie and Long, a retired Hong Kong couple, who pursue their hobby of karaoke with complete dedication. One workday in 2019, they arrange to perform at the civic center but are however unable to get together due to the social unrest in the subway. The political and private realities collide harshly in the film, Sophie and Long can perform together only in their imagination.

Sunset Singers was made as a final project at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and was funded by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

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