Redflag Film

Eight characters, trapped inside surreal spaces.

While in the process of making this documentary, I intended to use the words of Alexander Grothendieck—"Every one of us has the chance to rediscover exactly what it means to discover"—as the epigraph, but I finally gave it up. I don't feel like I understand the precise meaning of this sentence, but I've always been eager to understand it. -Li Hongqi

INNER EAR INFLAMMATION can be regarded as the answer to the title of my first music documentary, ARE WE REALLY SO FAR FROM THE MADHOUSE? Both films were shot on the spur of the moment; the difference between the two is that ARE WE REALLY SO FAR FROM THE MADHOUSE? was made specifically for Yang Haisong, whose music I had regrettably never used even though he had suggested it many times, while INNER EAR INFLAMMATION is 100% ruthless contraband. The shooting and production were completed in a very short period of time, but this doesn't mean it was sloppily done. In fact, INNER EAR INFLAMMATION is by far the least regrettable of all of my works to date, including the feature films. -Li Hongqi

The third film in the "Hooly Bible" documentary series.

Loan sharks and female nightclub workers.