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Art / Arts/Culture / Bristol / Film
Tim Lo
Interweaving dance and spoken word, Tim’s debut solo film Somebody’s Child is a moving, poignant and uplifting expression of love created in response to her mother’s illness.
Many of us have loved ones who have gone through, or are currently going through, the ordeal of an awful illness. Yet we rarely talk about it. In Somebody’s Child, debut solo filmmaker Tim Lo confronts this stigmatized subject matter, asking, ‘what are the thoughts that run through your head? What are the the feelings, the fears, all the things you’ve never said?’
By conveying some of her secrets and her deep longing to support her mother, Tim hopes to spark that conversation you’ve always wanted to have but never got round to. The things you’d like to tell someone who’s taken care of you, given you love and support all these years, but you never knew how.
When our loved ones lose their strength and can no longer support us, it’s our turn to support them, and each other. To read more of Tim’s thoughts, read her personal essay here.
This piece is dedicated to my mother,
to anyone who is living with ill health,
and to everyone supporting loved ones with critical illnesses.
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About the author
Tim Lo
Originally from Hong Kong, Tim moved to Bristol in 2013. Along with being a content creator for Rife, she is a filmmaker and theatre-maker with a lifelong passion in dance and choreography — she is always searching for the perfect blend between all these creative forms in her work. From a former British colony, she is especially enthusiastic about discussing the identities that lie between intersections of culture, race, gender and sexuality. She is also a huge mental health advocate and keen lover of life. Her favourite pastimes include drawing or painting while listening to Cantopop and K-pop, binge-watching anime and reading fantasy novels. Dumplings and green tea cheesecake are her spirit-foods. Do stop her if you see her around to chat about animals and fabulous hair colours, it will absolutely make her day.
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