Paper Island

2013, 25 minutes

Graduation film HKU students

Dutch Vera (28) and Irish Loïs (29) met each other in Amsterdam while Loïs was traveling in the Netherlands. Their relationship grew through long-distance communication. Six months later, Loïs returns to the Netherlands to live with Vera permanently. All seems well in the beginning, but things become harder than either had expected. It's not only difficult to maintain a relationship over long distances; acclimating to living with someone takes time as well. Paper Island is a film about the challenges that come with living with another person, but even more importantly it is a story about love.

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