APOLOGIES


Editor: James T. Hong

Year of Production: 2012

Production format: various

Language: various

Length: 56.5 minutes

Synopsis:

"A stiff apology is a second insult...."

G. K. Chesterton


The passage of time does not heal all wounds; it cannot settle all accounts or resolve all disputes. But the identities of the perceived perpetrators can change, and a national apology's task is to document and record a symbolic act as a prelude to possible reconciliation and forgiveness. To achieve these ends, one's sincerity is paramount, especially when reading from a script.

Installed at the:

2012 Taipei Biennial, Taiwan

2013 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) Forum Expanded
Berlin, Germany