--- description: Watch the trailer for the award-winning Sundance documentary Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, which is about teenage activist Joshua Wong title: Watch the Trailer for Award-Winning Doc Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47e0c1d7d00721e1/6988cb58a988ca65256bc02d/joshua-wong.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the Trailer for Award-Winning Documentary About Hong Kong Teenage Activist  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. May 1, 2017 4:10 PM CUT  Joshua Wong from the film 'Joshua: Teenager vs Superpower' poses for a portrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio on January 23, 2017 in Park City, Utah. Joshua Wong from the film 'Joshua: Teenager vs Superpower' poses for a portrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio on January 23, 2017 in Park City, Utah.Maarten de Boer&--Getty Images Portrait  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. May 1, 2017 4:10 PM CUT [Joshua Wong](http://time.com/4518898/joshua-wong-bangkok-airport-detained-thailand-demosisto/ "undefined") was just 14 years old when he began his career as an activist. Four years later, he was on the [cover of TIME magazine](http://time.com/3482556/hong-kong-protest-teenagers/ "undefined") for his role in mobilizing the youth of Hong Kong to stand up for democracy. And now, he’s the subject of a new documentary, _Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower_, which chronicles his journey from a regular teen to the spokesperson of a movement and the voice of a generation. Directed by Joe Piscatella, the film offers a portrait of the inspiration Wong has offered to those that have joined the protest for an autonomous Hong Kong, which was given to the Chinese government in 1997 by the United Kingdom. Under his leadership, thousands upon thousands of young people occupied the streets in pro-democracy demonstrations, with some — including Wong — arrested for their participation. As Wong puts it in the movie’s trailer, which exclusively premieres on TIME, “The future of Hong Kong should be decided by Hong Kongers.” The documentary premiered at the [Sundance Film Festival](http://time.com/4200767/sundance-2016-biggest-movies/ "undefined") in January, where it won the World Cinema – Documentary Audience Award and was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize. _Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower_ will be released on Netflix on May 26. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4761316/joshua-teenager-vs-superhero-documentary-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4761316/joshua-teenager-vs-superhero-documentary-trailer/"},"headline":"Watch the Trailer for Award-Winning Documentary About Hong Kong Teenage Activist","datePublished":"2017-05-01T16:10:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:40:41.533Z","description":"A profile of Hong Kong teenage activist Joshua Wong","url":"https://time.com/4761316/joshua-teenager-vs-superhero-documentary-trailer/","keywords":["movies","Hong Kong topic","Trailers","documentaries"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47e0c1d7d00721e1/6988cb58a988ca65256bc02d/joshua-wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47e0c1d7d00721e1/6988cb58a988ca65256bc02d/joshua-wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Joshua Wong from the film 'Joshua: Teenager vs Superpower' poses for a portrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio on January 23, 2017 in Park City, Utah.","caption":"Joshua Wong from the film 'Joshua: Teenager vs Superpower' poses for a portrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio on January 23, 2017 in Park City, Utah.","creditText":"Maarten de Boer&--Getty Images Portrait","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4761316/joshua-teenager-vs-superhero-documentary-trailer/","name":"Watch the Trailer for Award-Winning Documentary About Hong Kong Teenage Activist"}}]}] ```