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Indonesian Premiere

17+

Love in the Gaze of a Panopticon

20 minutes | 2026 | Hong Kong | Experimental | Cantonese

SYNOPSIS

Blending cold surveillance footage with intimate whispers from an online dating app, Love in the Gaze of a Panopticon surveils the spaces between public and private, physical and digital, the seen and unheard, and lyrically transforms images of machinery cameras into a longing gaze for connection in the artist’s hometown of Hong Kong.

SCHEDULE
Mon, 30 Nov 2026 | 13:15 | EMPIRE XXI | PREMIERE
CREDIT
Production CompanyAbnw Films
ProducerArnold Tam
DirectorArnold Tam
Scriptwriter-
CinematographerArnold Tam
Production Designer-
EditorArnold Tam
Main Cast-
Director’s Filmography
  • Sometimes I Dream About ____Too (2026)
  • Anatomy of A Call (2024)
  • A Brave New World (2024)
Notable Achievement
  • What the Doc! International Documentary Film Festival 2026 – Jury Prize – Short Doc Award
  • Leiden Shorts 2026
  • BOGOSHORTS 2026
  • Busan International Video Art Festival 2026
Contactarnold.tw.lol@gmail.com
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Arnold Tam

Arnold is a moving-image artist based in Hong Kong & Amsterdam. He navigates between fiction and non-fiction, exploring realities through different media. His works have been selected for IFFR, American Film Institute FEST, Interfilm Berlin, and the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and he has won the Jury Prize at What the Doc! International Documentary Film Festival. He is also a participant in the Asian Film Awards Academy talent program and Nouvelle Bug residency.

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