Present.Perfect. (2019)
- Original title
- 完美現在時
- Directed by
- Shengze Zhu
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary is made entirely from Chinese livestream footage. It shows a collage of ordinary people performing daily routines, sharing personal moments, and interacting with online audiences. The film watches these unscripted broadcasts as they happen in real time.
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What happens
Present.Perfect. (Mandarin Chinese: 完美現在時 or Wan Mei Xian Zai Shi) is a 2019 documentary film entirely composed of livestream footage recorded from Chinese streaming sites. It was directed and edited by Shengze Zhu. Over the course of ten months, she edited 800 hours of footage into a two-hour montage. The film won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it had its world premiere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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