“Hong Kong Inter-vivos Film Festival 2012”  is an imaginary film festival created by artist Ho Sin Tung. The exhibition consists of 28 imaginary films, paintings of fake/imagined film stills, movie posters, and videos of movie-trailers filmed by the artist. With this project Ho Sin Tung pays homage to masters including Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Graham Greene, Apichatpong Weerasethakul , Krzysztof Kielowski and Jean Luc-Godard.

Each of the 28 films belongs to a category created by Ho. They include ‘Masterpiss’, ‘Classic Restoriette’, ‘The Advance Guard’, ‘Mocumentary', “Movie I want to make if I had the budget,” etc. Within these categories, Ho mocks the authority of classics to discuss the phenomenon of HKIFF, and sate her own desire to make film.

Although the Latin term "inter vivos" can be directly translated as “between the living” – but only in fictional world are such things possible. The distant metaphors and virtual bodies on screen are the closest one gets to such dreams.

Ho Sin Tung is a true fan. When the season of Hong Kong International Film Festival comes round, she dives into the dark netherworld of cinematic magic. Film is more than an escape, it teaches her about emotions and actions that are larger than life. This exhibition is a natural development from previous projects including Hanart solo exhibition “Don’t Shoot the Messenger” and group show “Shifting Topography” in 2010. Both projects included dedications to Heath Ledgers and local cinema maps.

Excerpts from “A Private Idaho” by Yeewan Koon