Dou
Synopsis
After a young piano teacher falls victim to her dictatorial husband's abuse, she transforms into a fox and haunts the spaces of the living.
Official Selection Durban International Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 23 min 34 sec
- Format
- digital
- Director
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Jing Zhao
- Producer
- Jing Zhao, Hengrui Fan
- Executive Producer
- Min Liu
- Editor
- László Dunai
- Screenwriter
- Jing Zhao
- Director of Photography
- Xenia Patricia
- Production Designer
- Xiaojing Ma
- Sound
- Echocat Studio, Ines Adriana
- Composer
- Jolene Khor, Mei Yuxin
- Principal cast
- Mo Zhou, Zhao Zhengda
- Other Lead Creative(s)
- Xinyi Wang
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
London Film School (LFS)
39-41 Parker StLondon
WC2B 5PQ
Sales Company
London Film School (LFS)
39-41 Parker StLondon
WC2B 5PQ
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