2021 ShortFest Archive
Lu and Wei are two young girls living in a village nestled on the banks of a river that bears many tragic stories in this surreal and stunning exploration of China's one-child policy.
In competition for Best Animated Short.
In competition for Best Animated Short.
film synopsis
film details
| Director: | Weijia Ma |
| Producers: | Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty |
| Screenwriter: | Weijia Ma |
| Cinematographers: | | Animators: Joseph Roth, Jihua Zhu, Mengshi Fang, Marion Chopin, Mathilde Poigniez, Thilbault Dumoulin, Kun Yu, Ziteng Qi, Juanjuan Chen, Samuel Boulitreau, Elsa Parent, Louise Petit |
| Editor: | Jérôme Bréau |
| Music: | Pablo Pico |
| Cast: | Yifei Chen, Mingen Zhang, Guifen Zhang |
| Original Language Title: | 河岸 |
| Country: | China/France |
| Language: | in Mandarin with English subtitles |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Running Time: | 15 minutes |
| Awards: | Silver Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival; Audience Award, DOK Leipzig; Tricky Women/Tricky Realities Award, Tricky Women/Tricky Realities |
| Primary Company: | Les Valseurs |
| Contact Email: | distribution@lesvalseurs.com |
| Website: | http://lesvalseurs.com/danslariviere/ |