Lili Alone

a film by

China, Hong Kong, Singapore | 22' | 07/2021 | fiction

Lili, a young mother, lives with her gambler husband in a remote part of Sichuan. Lonely and poor, she heads for the city in a bid to earn enough money to save her dying father.

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ZOU Jing

Biography

ZOU Jing, born in 1984, she is a Chinese director and writer based out of Shanghai and Los Angeles. Jing came from literature background but she found her calling when she began working at Shanghai International TV station as a director/editor on documentaries.
As a fanatic lover of literature and philosophy, Jing has always loved writing. Lili Alone is her first short film. Her ultimate goal is to write and direct feature films that explore the truths in modern China life.

Biography

  • Lili Alone – 2021
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Crew

Director: ZOU Jing
Screenplay: ZOU Jing
Producer: WANG Yang, QIU Yang
Production companies: Tender Madness Pictures, Wild Grass Films
Associate Producers: Vicky YANG, Mathis ZHANG
Cinematographer: Liangzi
Sound Design: MO Huijia
Editor: Hsu Yen Ching
Production Designer: XING Jun
Cast: Huang Lili
Full cast: HU Ling, Yu Shixue, ZHONG Ling, CHEN Zhihang, ZHANG Ziquan
Presented by: CCA Film Co., Ltd, Pure Light Films Xiamen Co. Ltd, Tender Madness Pictures, Wild Grass Films

Festivals

60+ selections, 15+ awards

Select highlights: 

  • Semaine de la Critique, France (7 – 15 July, 2021)
    Official Selection Won: Prix Découverte Leitz Cine du court métrage
  • Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia (5 – 22 August, 2021)
    Short Film Competition Won: MIFF Award for Best Fiction Short Film
  • Concorto Film Festival, Italy (21 – 28 August, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Batumi International Art House Film Festival, Georgia (13 – 19 September, 2021)
    Short Film Competition Special Mention
  • Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film Festival, Brazil (6 – 14 October, 2021)
    Other Views
  • BFI London Film Festival, United Kingdom (6 – 17 October, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt (14 – 22 October, 2021)
    Short Film Competition
  • Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain (23 – 30 October, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (25 – 31 October, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (3 – 18 November, 2021)
    Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition Special Mention
  • Medina del Campo Film Festival, Spain (11 – 19 March, 2022)
    International Competition Won: Second Prize
  • New Directors/New Films, United States (20 April – 1 May, 2022)
  • Vienna Short International Short Film Festival, Austria (25 – 30 May, 2022)
    Fiction & Documentary Competition Won: Elfi Dassanowsky Prize For The Best Female Director Of The Festival

 

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