
In a dystopian future where borders between countries are indefinitely closed, a replica of Hannover becomes the only way to experience Western culture. Citizen Yu roams through this nostalgic yet eerie town, built from memories of the past. What does he really see?
#Future #Urbanity #Loneliness #Utopia/Dystopia
2025:
82ⁿᵈ Venice International Film Festival - Orizzonti Short Film Competition (World Premiere)
31st Leuven International Short Film Festival - Opening Night & Flemish Competition
54th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma - International Competition
23rd Zagreb Film Festival - International Competition
41st interfilm - Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin - National Competition
2026:
Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival
Mint Chinese Film Festival
Kortfilmfestivalen - Norwegian Short Film Festival
Encounters Film Festival Bristol
Director: Viv Li
Production: Atwo (Viv Li, Julian Schwandner), Quetzalcoatl (Marc Goyens), Angst & Bange (Carlotta Cornehl)
Main Cast: Zezhi Long
Screenplay: Viv Li
Cinematographer: Grimm Vandekerckhove
Editor: Liyo Gong
Production Designer: Lian Liu
Costume Designer: Thora Geißler, Lian Liu
Music: Tengal, Leon Weber
Sound: Sum-Sum Shen
Visual Effects: François Lips, Joris Vanden Berk

Beijing, 1990 - Berlin, 2025 Cinéma de Demain - Festival de Cannes / Sundance Institute / Berlinale Talents / Locarno Residency / IDFAcademy / Nipkow Fellow / Logan Fellow / Zurich Film Academy Filmmaker, writer, private comedian. Often deals with alienation, migration and identity. Focuses on the sensibility and tangibility of moments, the unspeakable nature of relationships and [...]
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