OF THE UNKNOWN
ABOUT
A short visual meditation, OF THE UNKNOWN is set in Hong Kong, where millionaires and the ‘working poor’ live side by side in one of Asia’s wealthiest and most densely populated cities. The film explores how our notions of freedom and happiness are shaped by the place we occupy, both literally and metaphorically, in our society.
A German, London based director working in documentary and fiction, Eva Weber has found acclaim with short films like the 27-minute documentary THE SOLITARY LIFE OF CRANES (“one of the most absorbing documentaries of the year” – The Observer), the mid-length film BLACK OUT (“An eye-opening doc … moves seamlessly between the straightforward and the poetic” – The Hollywood Reporter), and the fiction short FIELD STUDY (nominated for the European Film Awards). Eva’s multi-award-winning films have screened at 100+ festivals, including Sundance, Telluride, SXSW, Hot Docs, BFI London, Sheffield, and IDFA. Eva is the recipient of a Sundance Institute Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award; and a Sundance Screenwriters Lab, Directors Lab, and Composers & Sound Design Lab Fellow. She is a a Fellow of the Yaddo and MacDowell artist residencies.
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