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The Night
海风替我亲吻你的脸颊
ZHANG Lin
- 35 min
- 2023
- Fiction
- Mandarin, Cantonese
- English and Chinese Subtitles
North American Premiere
5:15 PM, SUN, AUG 17
Innis Town Hall
Obedient and reserved, Si Zhen finds herself drawn to Zhang Qing, a free-spirited girl on the school track team. As their bond deepens, a secret relationship begins to blossom between them, until it is discovered by Si Zhen’s mother…
Director
ZHANG Lin (Jenny) is a young director who graduated from the London Film School. Her film focuses on female narratives and gender identity. Her short film The Night has been selected and screened at various international film festivals, including but not limited to the Beijing Queer Film Festival and LGBT History Month.
Credits
- DirectorZHANG Lin
- Principal CastLI Jingxuan, DU Tianyue, LI Qingxin
- ProducerZHANG Lin
- ScreenplayZHANG Lin
- CinematographerZHANG Chenhao
- Production DesignerLIN Tingxuan
- EditorZHANG Lin, TIAN Zhenxiang
- MusicPAN Shuhuang