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The Tattooist (2018)
The Abyss of Darkness Told in 80 seconds
The Tattooist (2018) is a micro-short (or, let's say, a vignette lasting a little over 1 minute) which focuses on the titular Tattooist. As in the case of the director's previous short film, The Story of 90 Coins, I was again surprised at the complexity of a story that was conveyed in an extremely short time span. Michael Wong not only is able to compress meaningful tales, but he also has a great eye to detailed visuals. It is impossible to talk about this short without giving away the spoiler, so you need to check it out for yourselves. This one minute shall not go to waste! I sincerely hope that The Tattooist will be turned into a feature movie.
The Story of 90 Coins (2015)
Gripping tale about love and memories
The Story of 90 Coins (2015) provides an in-depth view into a relationship of a young couple over the course 90 days and beyond. I am not a huge fan of standard romances, but I found the story to be extremely gripping. In addition, it is amazing how much of the storyline was conveyed in just 10 minutes. In addition, performances of the lead actors (Dongjun Han and Zhuang Zhiqi) as well as cinematography were simply spot on. We definitely need more dramas like this one!
This film may be short but it is nonetheless an engaging production created by an art-director-turned-filmmaker Michael Wong. In a lot of ways, it reminded me about Shunji Iwai's Love Letter from 1995.