Fall Better
Music | Composer
2022; Marenz Productions (UK); Drama; 10 mins; English
Owusu is learning to walk again. He is in recovery from a debilitating illness and cannot trust his body to respond to him. But rebuilding a body isn’t just about rebuilding muscles: Owusu must learn to let himself fall, and fail, and face up to his weaknesses, in order to grow strong again.
Directed by George Magner.
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Descent
Composer | Sound designer | Re-recording mixer
2021; Phantom Films (Malaysia); Fiction; 16 mins; Malay, English
Love and adulation has long turned into bitter frustration for the struggling and ageing musician Mark. Pandemic plunges his city into lockdown leaving him adrift and delirious. Desperately searching for new inspiration, will he succeed and rediscover his sense of purpose, or is he simply driving recklessly toward the abyss?
Directed by Damian Antochewicz.
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Anaesthesia
Music | Single | Video | Remixes
Written, performed & produced by Adrian Lo.
Music video by Tian Macleod Ji, Nick Whitworth, & Adrian Lo.
Released on 30 June 2020 via SEEAHOLE on digital platforms.
Remixes by Andreas Vorwerk and Sadaharu Fukuoka.
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The Cost of Bronze
Composer | Sound designer | Re-recording mixer
2019; Creative Roots (UK); Drama; 13 mins; English
A film about the experience of grief, the price we pay to be ourselves and the sacrifices we make for our families.
Written & directed by George Magner.
Winner (Best Narrative Short) at Venice Fine Arts Film Festival (US, 2020); Official selection at Underwire Film Festival (UK, 2019), Budapest Independent Film Festival (Hungary, 2020)
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Cheongsam: Lost & Found
Writer | Director | Editor | Composer
2017; Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hong Kong); Documentary; 30 mins; Cantonese
Seven stories about the contemporary cheongsam. A half-hour documentary commissioned by Hong Kong Arts Centre for their special exhibition on the iconic Chinese cheongsam.
Screened at Hong Kong International Airport 2017-2019.
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Doolittle Raiders: A China Story
Music | Composer
2017; UK & China; Documentary; 10 mins; Mandarin & English
Original music for a short documentary about the story of the legendary US WWII pilots told by their children and Chinese eye-witnesses.
Directed by Melinda Liu & Tian Macleod Ji.
Official selection at the Imperial War Museum Short Film Festival (UK, 2018)
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Prayer for Peace
Writer | Director | Editor | Composer
2017; Hong Kong; Documentary; 15 mins; (+21 hours exclusive archive); Cantonese
Once every 10 years, these villagers from the outskirts of metropolitan Hong Kong gather for five days of traditional Taoist rituals called Prayer for Peace. Operas, martial arts, bonfire offerings - why do they insist on keeping these traditions?
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A Portrait of Linva
Director | Editor | Composer
2016; Hong Kong; Documentary; 7 mins; Cantonese
My second 'Portrait of Hong Kong' is about Linva Tailors in Central in which essentially we consider the question: what of our urban fabric?
Directed by Tian Macleod Ji & Adrian Lo.
Winner of 'Outstanding Micro Film' at the Golden Flower Awards (Hong Kong, 2016)
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Absentee
Music | EP & Zine
Four-track debut EP written, performed, and produced by Adrian Lo.
Released via Love Da Records on digital platforms in 2016.
CD & Zines including artwork by Ann Chih available at selected stores.
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Eidos Skopeo
Single | Photos
Music written, performed, and produced by Adrian Lo
Set to Eidos Skopeo - photography by Ann Chih, as part of exhibitions at Boom Gallery, K11 & Slideluck Tokyo.
Released in November 2015.
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A Way of Life
Director | Editor | Composer
2015; Wake Artisans (Japan, UK, Hong Kong); Documentary; 10 mins; Japanese
Kasama & Mashiko are two regions in Japan that produce some of the most unique and sought-after handmade pottery in the world. The potters who create these magnificent works spend decades refining their craft - throwing, moulding, glazing and firing - in the rural countryside. A Way of Life is a short documentary about the skill and passion of eleven such potters, revealing not only their sources of inspiration and determination, but also discovering what exactly pottery means to them.
Directed by Adrian Lo & Tian Macleod Ji.
Winner at the London Lift-Off Film Festival (UK, 2015); Official selections at Fine Arts Film Festival (Venice, CA, 2016), FoodCine.ma (Singapore, 2016), A Design Film Festival (Singapore, 2016), APIFA (Jakarta, 2016), MADE London (UK, 2016)
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Each Line One Breath
Music | Composer
"'Primordial Lines' is inspired by Franzen's ability to complement his distinctive drawing method with an appeal to deep philosophical ideas." - original music set to John Franzen’s art.
Released in 2015.
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