Viv Li
//
Germany,
Belgium,
China
// 2025 // 15:00 min
Live Action
//
Drama
Producer:
Viv Li,
Julian Schwandner,
Marc Goyens,
Carlotta Cornehl
Language:
German,
Chinese,
English,
Tagalog
// Subtitles:
English,
German
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?
World Premiere: 82ⁿᵈ Venice International Film Festival - Orizzonti Short Film Competition
Canadian/ Quebec Premiere: 54th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma - International Competition National Premiere: 41st interfilm - Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin - National Competition Belgian Premiere: 31st Leuven International Short Film Festival - Opening Night & Flemish Competition Kroatian Premiere: 23rd Zagreb Film Festival - International Competition
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
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Viv Li
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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