CHINA, USA / 15 MIN / 2023 / FICTION / DCP 2K / 1.85:1 / DOLBY 5.1 / COLOR
Subtitles available: English, Chinese, Italian, Spanish
Manting, a Chinese woman in her early 60s, reconnects with the lesbian lover from her adolescence when one of her old classmates passes away. After classmates’ reunion event in a karaoke bar, they end up spending a night together roaming in the city.
Manting, una mujer china de 60 años, se vuelve a encontrar con la amante de su adolescencia cuando uno de sus ex-compañeros de clase fallece. Luego de una reunión en un karaoke, terminan pasando la noche juntas vagando por la ciudad.
Festivals & Awards
Palm Springs ShortFest (USA, 2024) – Academy Award® Qualifying Film Festival
Hollyshorts Film Festival (USA, 2024) – Academy Award® Qualifying Film Festival
Dieciminuti Film Festival (ITA, 2024) – Best Script
Santiago del Estero Film Festival (ARG, 2024)
Queer Screen’s 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival (AUS, 2024)
13th Rio LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival 2024 (BRA, 2024)
Fairy Tales: Queer Art and Film Festival (CAN, 2024)
Mulan International Film Festival – Yin and Yang Programme (CAN, 2024)
Hamburg Queer Film Festival (DEU, 2023)
Xposed Queer Film Festival Berlin (DEU, 2024)
Grenzland-Filmtage Selb (DEU, 2024)
KASHISH Pride Film Festival (IND, 2024)
16th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IND, 2024) – out of competition – Academy Awards® Qualifying Film Festival
Sguardi Altrove, International Women’s Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Bardolino Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Concorto Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
SanGiò Verona Video Festival (ITA, 2024)
No Bounds Short Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Alicante (ESP, 2024)
Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival – Mostra FIRE!! (ESP, 2024)
Zinegoak, International LGTBIQ+ Film and Performing Arts Festival (ESP, 2024)
FECISO. Festival Internacional de Cine Social de Castilla-la Mancha (ESP, 2024)
International Film Festival under the Islantilla Moon (ESP, 2024)
Pink Apple Filmfestival (CHE, 2024)
Pink Life QueerFest (TUR, 2024)
Wicked Queer Film Festival (USA, 2024)
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (USA, 2024)
Fort Smith International Film Festival (USA, 2024)
cast
Yijing Zhang, Changmin Zhang
written and directed by
Shuyao Chen
produced by
Yuanxing Hu
1st AD
Joe Chen
cinematography by
Yifan Wen
art director
Zongjian Hou
costume
Zixin Ye
make up
Xuan Zi
editing by
Shikong Chen
sound design
Carol Yan Li
distribution and world sales
Shuyao's Biography
Shuyao Chen was born and raised in Wenzhou, a coastal city in southeast China. She moved to New York in 2018 to pursue a MFA degree at NYU graduate film after she completed her study in photojournalism at Penn State University. Her first short film Winter by the River won Best Actor (Asian International Competition) at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022 and Best Short Film at Berlin Film Week 2022, and was selected by HollyShorts Film Festival 2022.