Hong Kong / 2016 / 15 mins / World Premiere

Winner of the 2015 Hong Kong Dance Awards, director Maurice Lai returns with the second episode of his dance film trilogy.The Rite of City II – Presentchose its urban locations from an architectural and humanistic perspective and features CCDC choreographer Noel Pong, dancer Jennifer Mokas well as members ofFlorence’s Opus Ballet, against a musical backdrop performed by cellist David Wong.The Rite of City I was warmly received at its premiere in 2012 and was selected to screen at Udine Far East Film Festival, Rome Asiatica Modiale, Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, and Taipei Hong Kong Week screen dance section.