Project Detail

As a Cure

A girl lies in the desert partially covered in sand

Synopsis

Burdened by traditions and her mother’s silence, a girl tries to sift through the desert sand to find her identity card in order to enroll in the Beijing Opera academy.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 min
Format
35mm
Director
Dorothea Sing Zhang
Producer
George Telfer, Sol Ye, Dorothea Sing Zhang
Executive Producer
Shams Mohajerani, Nico Cao
Editor
Jacopo Ramella Pajrin
Screenwriter
Dorothea Sing Zhang
Director of Photography
Louis Lustermann
Production Designer
Menghan Qi
Sound
Ines Adriana
Principal cast
Emma Zhu 朱逸宸, Selena Chu 储紫玉, Ai'er Yu 余艾洱, Jiayi Luo 罗嘉怡
1st AD
Leon Liao 李昂, Line Producer: Ann Sun, Costume Designer: Yadi Zhang "Yap",
1st Assistant Camera
Fido Wu 吴筱芙, Stills Photographer: Dasha Cowley, Production Coordinator: Shengwei Zhuang

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Company name: TINY VOLCANO

Contact name: Sol Ye
Email: sol@tiny-volcano.com
Website: https://www.tiny-volcano.com/film

Company name: Supernormal

Contact name: George Telfer
Email: george@supernormal.film
Website: https://www.instagram.com/supernormalpictures/

Sales Company

Company name: Solal Films

Website: https://solalfilms.com/about-1

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