"I wouldn't say I have hope, but I have faith. I have faith that we will persevere. As queers, trans people, and other minorities who are in dangerous and treacherous positions, we've always managed…
"I think that art is at its best when it responds to and reflects qualities of a time in ways that other medias and formats don't or can't," Katrib said.
The commission, Night Charades uses AI video generation to create characters who perform actions and gestures that recall the iconic films of Hong Kong directors.
"Historias, meaning both histories and stories, is more than just a celebration—it is an urgent political intervention," the Clemente declares on its dedicated website for the initiative.