Project Detail

Some Manifestations of the South

Synopsis

An unusual assignment for a young man paid to honour other people's dead.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2021

Details

Year: 2020
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 15 min
Format: digital
Director: Zhiyi Wang
Producer: Zhiyi Wang, Wenjuan Wang
Editor: Zhiyi Wang
Screenwriter: Zhiyi Wang, Wenjuan Wang
Director of Photography: Zhiyi Wang
Production Designer: Zhiyi Wang
Sound: Lucas Boetsch
Composer: Rocky Irvano Nanlohy
Principal cast: Weifa Xie, Xionghua Chen, Yu Xie
Gaffer: Shuang Hu

Genre

Experimental Asian Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9UB

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Sales Company

Ginette Harrold

The London Film School
24 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9UB

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