Away With Words

Scripted by UK film critic Tony Rayns, this is Doyle’s visually inventive and narratively maddening feature directorial début. Okinawa-raised Asano has always had an amazing memory wherein words have tangible shapes and tastes. Seeking a sense of home, he holes up in Hong Kong’s gay Dive Bar where the alcoholic, gay Aussie owner Kevin becomes his lover and confident. “Like being part of a collective hallucination that winds through the bars and back streets of Hong Kong only to come out on an Okinawan beach.” www.indiewire.com NOTE: This film is not in distribution in the UK and has been specially imported for these screenings.

Duration:
90 minutes

Country of origin:
Hong Kong and Japan

Year of production:
1999