Our Post-Umbrella Days
Role: Cinematographer/Editor
Project type: Documentary
Company: The Initium Media
Date: Sep - Oct 2018
Nine pro-democracy activists from the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement finally go on trial four years after the occupation ended. The defendants, dubbed "The Umbrella Nine", pleaded not guilty after facing charges related to "public nuisance", most severe of which carries a maximum jail term of seven years. This documentary follows five of the defendants in the month leading up to the trial, examining their reflections on the movement, the emotions and trauma they went through, and their attitudes towards the trial.