Check out this first-look trailer for the upcoming documentary Faceless, which is set to debut at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival this week. The trailer comes courtesy of Dogwoof, the film an intimate portrayal of four young protestors in Hong Kong struggling to protect their freedom and way of life under the shadow of authoritarianism.
The official synopsis has been unveiled as follows:
A daughter who loves her police officer father; a Christian believer who advocates nonviolent resistance; a student entering his last year of high school; and queer artist-activist are featured in this urgent film. Their lives are upended as protests against a controversial extradition bill engulf Hong Kong. The independently-produced documentary follows these four young Hongkongers navigating the protests. They take to the streets, facing tactical problems with creativity and countering police brutality with commitment and unity in the midst of the largest challenge to Communist Party rule since Tiananmen Square. As protests morph into a greater city-wide movement calling for democracy and justice against police brutality, each of them are forced to re-examine their motives, their values and personal relationships. The cast remains masked during the filming, so that they would not be identified. FACELESS gives a vibrant and important voice to this new and active generation of activists.
We have the first trailer and the poster below.
More on this movie as we get it.
