Synopsis
Please Hold the Line
A young scam call operator is thrust into a moral dilemma as she navigates a life-changing situation.
Pink Flag
Before the mother of the 10-year-old girl ShuYan disappeared, she told her that once she had been capable, her mother would come back. She searched everywhere for “capable” until she saw the children in her village snatching the pink flag at the wedding and was praised by everyone for being “capable”. She then rampaged, fearless and competed for the pink flag, but waiting for her was even greater confusion…
Close To You
Ten years ago, while my dad was suffering from depression, my mom hid all the truth from me. Years later, she entered a marriage again, and I found that she gradually became happier, and the void created by Dad’s death seemed to only trap me. So, with a little anger and a lot of confusion, I began to try to talk to her.
The end of love
In the year of 2327, the matriarchal society has developed into a scientism-centered society. Marriages of human beings are matched based on genes. Love has died. Tian Qian runs into a mysterious clone man in her usual underground bookstore, who has been rattling her mind the whole time. She believes she might have fallen in love as people once did. Regardless of the difference in human species, she decides to ask her mother who is in charge of the genetic engineering to modify the perimeter settings of the clone man, in order to match him to her and make surrogacy between them possible. Surprisingly, her all-time strong mother says yes to her request…The film is adapted from Wang Jinkang’s science fiction novel of the same name.
The Sea Is All About Us
As Dongshan Island has just lifted Covid-19 lockdown, Zhen, a 14-year-old girl living with her father on the fish raft, occasionally has the opportunity to accompany her friend Mei to go shopping in town. On the way, she secretly wants to go to the city to reunite with her mother…
Tan Ceding
Tan Ce Ding is a Malaysia-based filmmaker who works as a Director and Writer. He is an alumnus of the Asian Film Academy where he won the Motion Picture Association President's Special Recognition Award. His short film THE MASSEUSE is acquired by Hollywood powerhouse Miramax Studio, to be developed into a feature film. In 2022, he directed and wrote his latest short film PLEASE HOLD THE LINE, which had its World Premiere in the 79th Venice Film Festival.
Wu Xichen
1997, he majored in film at Communication University of China with a master's degree. He had been trying to direct films since childhood, and thus formed some intermediate products, such as PINK FLAG, DEAFNESS, THE SQUARE, RAINBOW DETECTION, etc. He has won awards such as the Best Editing Award of the Beijing International Film Festival·The 28th College Student Film Festivel，the Film of the Year and Best Drama Director Award at the 20th Midsummer Beijing International Film Festival.He's still growing up.
Liu Yaqin
The master student of Communication University of China’s radio and television major who start making documentaries in 2022.
Liu Yanwenjun
Writer-director Liu Yanwenjun holds master degrees from London Film School and Wuhan University. She gained further filmmaking experience by working as assistant director for Tsui Hark and Lou Ye, as well as by filming documentary for Ann Hui's film project. Her early experience in journalism has encouraged an interest in exploring people's stories, feelings and emotions, and therefore, her films reflect such an interest with unique style of realism which communicates her film characters' journey and emotion with heightened sensitivity.
Zhang Jiaqi
Zhang Jiaqi graduated from Boston University，majored in Film & TV and minored in theatre arts. She is currently studying in the MFA Film Master Program of Peking University School of Art. She previously worked with Prodigal Entertainment on the production of the Broadway musical JAGGED LITTLE PILLS.
