Resignation, frustration and helplessness is what we all face as humans living on this planet. In a place like Hong Kong these conditions are intensified and magnified by the densely populated living conditions. The pressures of just trying to survive in the big city are already enough to drive people into extreme physical, emotional and mental conditions. These extreme conditions can cause humans to lock-up in every way. In this documentary, "Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice", we get a group of well-known but reserved musicians and music students from the bustling streets of Hong Kong and send them halfway around the world to the natural landscapes of Iceland, Fire and Ice.
Cinematography
Iceland's volcanic landscapes shot like another planet
Sound
Musical improvisation born from glacial silence
Direction
Patient observation letting emotions surface organically
Director
Kim Chan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures a specific post-2019 Hong Kong emotional landscape without explicitly naming it — the unspoken weight of displacement and searching elsewhere for breath.
Josie Ho, the film's producer and on-screen presence, is also a rock star and casino heiress who reportedly financed the entire Iceland expedition herself after feeling creatively trapped in Hong Kong's pandemic restrictions.
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