Lili alone
(朵丽)
Synopsis
English
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.
Italiano
Lili, una giovane madre, vive con suo marito - un giocatore d’azzardo - in una zona remota del Sichuan. Sola e povera, si dirige verso la città nel tentativo di guadagnare abbastanza soldi per salvare suo padre morente.
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Short Film | Fiction | Drama
22' 52''
China | Hong Kong | Singapore
2021
Mandarin
English | Italian
Huang Lili
Tender Madness Pictures | Wild Grass Films
WANG Yang | QIU Yang
Zen Movie | Square Eyes
ZOU Jing
Liangzi
Hsu Yen Ching
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XING Jun
Parisa Farahani
MO Huijia
Selections & Awards
SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE (FRANCE)
♥ Winner of PRIX DÉCOUVERTE LEITZ CINÉ DU COURT MÉTRAGE
UPPSALA INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (SWEDEN)
OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival
LEEDS INT. FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
♥ Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION
REGARD - SAGUENAY INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
MELBOURNE INT. FILM FESTIVAL (AUSTRALIA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
♥ Winner of MIFF AWARD FOR BEST FICTION SHORT FILM
RIO DE JANEIRO INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - CURTA CINEMA (BRAZIL)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
TIRANA INT. FILM FESTIVAL (ALBANIA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
SEMINCI - VALLADOLID INT. FILM FESTIVAL (SPAIN)
EFA qualifying festival
EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL (EGYPT)
CONCORTO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
INT. KURZFILMWOCHE REGENSBURG (GERMANY)
BATUMI INT. ART-HOUSE FILM FESTIVAL (GEORGIA)
♥ Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
OLHAR DE CINEMA - CURITIBA INT. FILM FESTIVAL (BRAZIL)
PINGYAO INT. FILM FESTIVAL (CHINA)
MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
♥ Winner of BEST FICTION SHORT AWARD
KYIV INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (UKRAINE)
VILNIUS INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (LITHUANIA)
FILMS DE FEMMES INT. FESTIVAL (FRANCE)
DESENZANO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST SCREENPLAY
ANDARAS - TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
BARDOLINO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION - SCUOLA ITALIANA STRATEGIC DESIGN
PEGASO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
URBAN VISIONS - BEYOND THE IDEAL CITY (ITALY)
MATERA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
LA GUARIMBA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST SHORT FILM - "NONNINA AWARD"
MALATESTA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
MOSTRA INT. DEL CINEMA DI BRACCIANO (ITALY)
VISIONI CORTE FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION
♥ Winner of BEST DIRECTOR
♥ Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
STRETTO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
TOKO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
FESTIVAL PERIFERIA DELL'IMPERO (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST SHORT FILM - EMERGING DIRECTOR
INVENTA UN FILM LENOLA (ITALY)
SHORT OUT (ITALY)
SICILIAMBIENTE FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST SHORT FILM
ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST SHORT FILM - "DENIED LOCATION"
FLORENCE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
♥ Winner of the JURY AWARD
TERTIO MILLENNIO FILM FEST (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST SHORT FILM
METRICAMENTE CORTO (ITALY)
ZOU Jing
Biography
English
ZOU Jing, born in 1984, 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”, her first short film, world premiered at the Semaine de la Critique 2021. Her ultimate goal is to write and direct feature films that explore the truths in modern China life.
Italiano
ZOU Jing, nata nel 1984, è una regista e sceneggiatrice cinese che vive a Shanghai e a Los Angeles. Jing ha un’educazione letteraria, ma scopre la sua vocazione quando inizia a lavorare per la TV Internazionale di Shangai come regista e montatrice di documentari. Da appassionata di letteratura e filosofia, Jing ha sempre adorato scrivere. "Lili Alone", il suo primo cortometraggio, è stato presentato in anteprima mondiale alla Semaine de la Critique 2021. Il suo obbiettivo principale è di scrivere e girare film che esplorino le verità della vita contemporanea cinese.