Gwo Ging

Gwo Ging (meaning “to transit through the border”) is an experiential ethnographic video that explores the geographies of death in Hong Kong. In this saturated archipelago, the dead now “cross the border” in a ritual lasting fifteen minutes and skip the traditional night at what is euphemistically called the “grand hotel” (dai dau zim), that is, the funeral parlour. Following undertakers working behind the scenes of funerals, the film pays attention to the invisible labor of care performed for the dead.