Stories from the Far East - New films from China
Cheng Lin Xie // China // 2015 // 03:00 min
Animation
Smartphones have become constant companions. Selfie here, selfie there. Failing to take one's eyes off the display however, can prove to be fatal.
Jin Wang // China // 2015 // 21:00 min
Short Fiction
Defu gives up his booth at the market so that he can care for his pregnant wife. When the market proprietor refuses to return his deposit, Defu makes a momentous decision.
Shu Cao // China // 2015 // 01:30 min
Animation, Experimental
Time travel through all epochs of art history. In a single minute.
Wei Zhang, Zhesi Zhou, Xu Hang, Shucheng Zhang, Hyuayu Wu // China // 2015 // 04:00 min
In this film, as on so many long train journeys, we see a forced fellowship become fertile ground for daydream.
Muye Wen // China // 2014 // 13:00 min
Since the accident, Xiaojun Meng's life has not been the same. His wife is dead and his daughter severely injured. To save her, he needs money that he doesn't have?
Tao Jiang // China // 2015 // 07:00 min
Computeranimation, Animation
A man gives his friend a camera to take on his journey so that they can keep in touch, but not all life experiences can be shown on a monitor.
Timothy Yeung // Kanada, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, China // 2014 // 18:30 min
Li Jans first day in Hong Kong sends her to the darkest streets of the red light district. By means of prostitution, she hopes to earn money for her family.
Lin Zhang // China // 2014 // 05:00 min
Computeranimation
A body of water, a rowboat, and a piano floating by, carried by balloons?all parts of a black-and-white, computer-animated, and very surreal dream collage.
Xiaoxing Cheng // Frankreich, China // 2015 // 22:00 min
Florent dreams of establishing himself in China and earning big money. Just as things threaten to fall apart, his French nationality becomes a factor in his fate.
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