(exclusive media report)“Revolution of the Times”, which won the Golden Horse Award for “Best Documentary” and recorded the anti-extradition movement, will be available on the online platform Vimeo from June 1. The “Time Revolution” team expressed the hope that the documentary will go further and reach more people, so that audiences around the world have the opportunity to see it: “Let the world understand the history of the struggle and witness the determination and courage of Hong Kong people to pursue democracy and freedom.”
When the “Time Revolution” Facebook page announced the release in the evening, it said that it has been three years since 2019, but the “Time” team still has the same belief as the protesters in the film. The team pointed out that “Time” has been recognized at the world’s most eye-catching film festivals and awards, and it has been screened in theaters in different countries and has been shown in various community screenings. The audience of the movie inquired and hoped that there would be a way to see the movie. Therefore, the team decided to make “Time” available on the online platform Vimeo, so that the global audience has the opportunity to see it.
The online version of “Time” will be available in two versions, “Chinese and English subtitles” and “English subtitles”, and will be released in different languages later. Both versions are currently available for pre-order on Vimeo. Buyers can choose to “buy” or “rent”. The former has no viewing time limit, while the latter can only be viewed within 48 hours.
“Revolution of the Times” is the first documentary produced by Zhou Guanwei, which filmed the process of the anti-extradition movement in 2019, including the occupation of the Legislative Council, the indiscriminate attack of people in white in Yuen Long on 721, and the siege of PolyU. “Revolution of the Times” premiered at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in July last year and won theThe 58th Golden Horse Awards “Best Documentary”And the French FIPADOC International Documentary Festival 2022 “Most Influential Documentary Award”. Except for Zhou Guanwei, other people involved in the production of the film are anonymous, and the end subtitle of the trailer calls it a “Hong Kong people’s work”.