Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Chrystele Nicot, Intentional Sweat (still), 2019. 67 min

Programme 10

Intentional Sweat (2019)
Director: Chrystele Nicot
Hong Kong
Experimental | 67 min
English with Arabic subtitles

Victoria Bay, Hong Kong, 2030. On a speedboat, a Korean drama actress, Chinese art collector, French banker, Hong Kongese dumpling maker, British jockey and Indian agronomic doctor are participating in what appears to be a speed dating party. The six people remaining after a climate catastrophe are under pressure to engage with the members of the other ethnic groups to ensure the future of humankind.