Lessons in Dissent

Lessons in Dissent (Chinese: 未夠秤) is a 2014 documentary film about young political activists in Hong Kong.

Lessons in Dissent
Film poster
Directed by	Matthew Torne
Written by	Matthew Torne
Produced by	Matthew Torne, Grace Wong, Li Ping Kong
Starring	Joshua Wong, Ma Wan Ke
Cinematography	Eddie Hung Hon-chuen
Edited by	Lam Kin-kuan
Music by	Phila Yuen
Distributed by	Torne Films Ltd, Edko Films (HK), Journeyman Pictures (World).
Release date	29 March 2014 (2014-03-29) (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Running time	97 minutes
Language	Cantonese
Budget	HK$3 million[1]

Synopsis

Lessons in Dissent was filmed over 2011 and 2012 and follows two student activists, Joshua Wong and Ma Jai, as they protest the proposed adoption of the Moral and National Education curriculum for Hong Kong's schools. They felt the curriculum amounted to brainwashing. Wong, a secondary school student, founded a student group called Scholarism to fight the changes. Ma Jai, a school drop-out, remained active in the League of Social Democrats as an organiser and protester. Both were arrested for their efforts but the protests succeeded and that National Education curriculum was made optional.^[2]

History

The film was premiered at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 29 March 2014 and released in theatres a week later on 5 April 2014. It played in theatres in Hong Kong during the summer of 2014. It gained renewed notoriety during the Umbrella Revolution of the fall of 2014 with Joshua Wong's prominent role. It was screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival.^[3] and the One World film festival in Prague, Czech Republic, March 2015. It has been broadcast on NHK in Japan, PTS in Taiwan and on Movie Movie channel in Hong Kong. It is available to purchase on Amazon, YouTube, and iTunes.