As I Lay Dying

麒麟街

ZHANG Zheng’an

  • 20 min
  • 2021
  • Fiction
  • Mandarin and Hangzhou Dialect
  • English Subtitles

North American Premiere

11:45 AM, SAT, AUG 13

Innis Town Hall

Short Film · Screening with · Back to One (15 min), Eve, Eve (15 min), Fishbowl (15 min), Hypnogogic (9 min), The Trapped Pig (16 min), Yesterday I Was the Moon (20 min)

Back to One (15 min), Eve, Eve (15 min), Fishbowl (15 min), Hypnogogic (9 min), The Trapped Pig (16 min), Yesterday I Was the Moon (20 min)

30-year-old Meng Nan has been living alone for a long time to recover from the childhood trauma of her father beating her. After learning about her father’s death, she returns to her home on Qilin Street to keep vigil. Surrounded by relatives who relentlessly chat about the past, Meng Nan feels lost and confused, and has no idea how to comfort her mom. On that night, her father’s soul comes back.

Director

ZHANG Zheng’an headshot

ZHANG Zheng’an is a screenwriter, director, photographer and editor based in Hangzhou and Ningbo, China. He graduated from China Academy of Art, Department of Photography. In 2019, he was selected to the third AME Screenwriting Workshop. His works include short films Shadow and As I Lay Dying. And he is now in pre-production for his feature debut.

Credits

  • DirectorZHANG Zheng’an
  • Principal CastCAI Shujie, WANG Jieting
  • ProducerSHI Xiao’an
  • ScreenplayLIU Shubo, ZHANG Zheng’an
  • CinematographerZHAO Junce
  • EditorZHANG Zheng’an
  • Production DesignerLIU Shubo, SU Hang
  • SoundXU Jingjing