Screenplay
If you were to bid an inevitable farewell to your past, who will you do it with? After disappearing for eight years, Kai decides to revisit the important people in his life. While caring for an abandoned cat, he re-establishes connections with his family and loved ones, revealing feelings he was not able to do before. In this short yet heart-wrenching journey, Kai is not just facing his past footprints, but also a devastated city.
Director
If you were to bid an inevitable farewell to your past, who will you do it with? After disappearing for eight years, Kai decides to revisit the important people in his life. While caring for an abandoned cat, he re-establishes connections with his family and loved ones, revealing feelings he was not able to do before. In this short yet heart-wrenching journey, Kai is not just facing his past footprints, but also a devastated city.
Director
West Estate spotlights the severe housing problems in Hong Kong, taking the spirit of resistance outside of the protest. The damaged walls in the cage-like tenements reflect the many forms of social injustice as well as Hongkongers’ widespread sense of rootlessness. Connecting three stories from different households like puzzle pieces, the film depicts people’s despair over issues of family, sexuality, love, and freedom.
