Chinese-Portuguese Short Films
A Summer's End Poem
2024/15'/China, Switzerland, Malaysia/In Teochew dialect with Chinese and English subtitles
Director｜Lam Can-zhao
Shortly before the end of the summer holidays, a country boy spends his savings on his dream of a city hairstyle – with surprising results. A story about bidding farewell to childhood and the poetic end of a summer.
★ Berlin International Film Festival
Remains of the Hot Day
2024/24'/China/In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Director｜Zhang Wenqian
Qi, a six-year-old girl, resides with her mother's original family all year round since her father works in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in China and rarely visits home. On a hot day at noon, at the end of the 20th century, she watched as the grown-ups' figures flickered and vanished before her eyes like shadows.
★ Berlin International Film Festival
Walking With Her Into The Night
2023/30’/China/In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Director｜ Shu Hui
Late at night, somewhere in the city, a man and a woman meet on the street, they chat and talk, it seems like the beginning of an intimate relationship, but both are aware that it is more like a final trip…
★ Cannes Film Festival
Percebes
2024/12'/France, Portugal/In Portuguese with Chinese and English subtitles
Director｜Laura Gonçalves, Alexandra Ramires (Xá)
With the sea and the urban Algarve as a background, we follow a complete cycle of the life of a special shellfish called Percebes, goose barnacle. From their formation, to the dish, in this journey, we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who live there.
★ Toronto International Film Festival
Shimmering Bodies
2023/23'/Portugal/In Portuguese with Chinese and English subtitles
Director｜Inês Teixeira
The afternoon Jorge asks Mariana over for a weekend at his house in Leiria, she starts to see him in a whole new light. Unsure of her friend’s intentions, Mariana accepts his unexpected and baffling invitation.
★ Cannes Film Festival