Shangri La
This film is based on a true story about a white-collar Chinese worker that lives in Beijing. After he reads the fantasy novel “Lost horizon”, he begins an extraordinary journey with a backpack to find his “Shangri-La”. His quest to find it was so intense that he crossed 6 provinces and 12 cities, passing by the Shangri-La and the Tibet region.
Director: Carlo Christian Spano
China // Doc // 38mins
We are the Bulls
The story of five boys who became outlaws in the neighbourhood with a BB gun.
Director: SeWoong Bae
Republic of Korea // Live Action // 30mins
Shooting Crows
A park in the fog. Crows flap and caw in the sky. A homeless man sleeps between the trees. Now and then a crow is shot: as a deterrent. The crows rally after every shot. A woman disappears. The police gather evidence. What is really going on? Are reality and imagination slowly blurring?
Director: Christine Hürzeler
Switzerland // Doc // 20mins
The Stop
Jakub takes his last bus to school in the nearby town to get the results of the secondary school leaving exam. His ultimate visit to school marks the end of one stage in his life and the beginning of another.
Director: Bartosz Reetz
Poland // Live Action // 14mins
Glamorous City
Due to the rising cost of living, the illegal construction of the house is facing the problem of demolition. The North drift girl Smile is not knowing where to go in Beijing. Because her and her colleagues and friends, the Beijing boy Jingbaiwang got along, let the smile make up her mind for her new life, and decided to draw a memorable end to her life in Beijing. Before leaving, Smile and Jingbaiwang spent the most common night in Beijing, it was the most romantic night.
Director: Ji Yuan
China // Live Action // 12mins
More Than I Can Say
The rhythm of life of Qinghua and his wife in the north have been disturbed by the arrival of his mother-in-law from the south. At this moment, due to the cultural differences between north and south people, also the communication differences between parents and children, which made them turn depressed. Their life of living under the same roof looked be like calm, actually it’s very conflicted.
Director: Wang Liyuan
China // Live Action // 15mins