A Day to Remember
Director Liu Wei
Countries China
Duration 13 min
Synopsis
June 4th, 2005: Chinese filmmaker Liu Wei heads to the University of Beijing and Tiananmen Square with a camera and one simple question: “do you know what day is today?” As he asks students and young people passing by, he faces evasive answers and the refusal to remember the events of that date. Most say they know nothing about it and quickly go on their way, or look blankly into the camera. A Day to Remember is a movie that reflects about the memory of June 4th and how it has been replaced by silence, showing that the revolt of that time still remains a taboo subject in China.
June 4th, 2005: Chinese filmmaker Liu Wei heads to the University of Beijing and Tiananmen Square with a camera and one simple question: “do you know what day is today?” As he asks students and young people passing by, he faces evasive answers and the refusal to remember the events of that date. Most say they know nothing about it and quickly go on their way, or look blankly into the camera. A Day to Remember is a movie that reflects about the memory of June 4th and how it has been replaced by silence, showing that the revolt of that time still remains a taboo subject in China.