On the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers. BUS 44 is just worth to be watched. Rough, raw, unfolds all the humanity and inhumanity of people. With a simple setting (a deserted road, a barren landscape and a bus), the director creates […]
We follow a man of advanced age walking along a misty mountain path in China. This documentary is truly fascinating. We don’t need words, we don’t even need to see the face of the man. He just walks, and we -thanks to the camera- walk behind him. We follow him […]
Future political disputes won’t be settled through war,… just war games. THE NEW POLITICS is pretty awesome. This short film is great at creating a certain atmosphere, building anticipation, make everything look so mysterious and serious. Partly due to the choice of music, partly thanks to the setting and the acting (silent […]
A Chinese New Year legend reimagined as a contemporary coming-of-age story. NIAN was released by Apple and directed by Lulu Wang for Chinese New Year 2021, which this years marks the advent of year of the ox. This short film is entirely shot on an iPhone 12 Pro Max and, apart […]
In an ordinary Chinese winter, a small city junior high student, Yu, tries to quit her school aerobic dancing team. SHE RUNS is a slow short film, which may contrast with its title. But jokes aside, the slowness of the scene is the story’s strenght. Everytime we wait minutes for […]
A twelve-year old girl tries out for the traditionally all-boys Chinese youth Olympic weightlifting team. As she prepares for her final test, she makes an unlikely connection with the weightlifting gym’s reclusive groundskeeper. An heartwarming short film about a young girl who wants to join the youth Olimpic team, composed […]
