Description

Alex is reluctant to celebrate the moon festival with his family, and would rather spend the evening with his French girlfriend. His heart is torn, however, when he rekindles his friendship with a childhood family friend.

Previous Screening / Awards:

Asians on Film Festival Los Angeles 2016, Air Canada Best Short Film—Toronto Asian International Film Festival 2015, Solothurnerfilmtage 2015, Los Angeles Pacific Asian Film Festival 2015, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival 2015, Best Short Film, Best Actor, Best Actress—Festival Paris-Shanghai 2015

Director's Bio

Francois Yang is a Swiss-French director born in Fribourg (Switzerland), of Chinese descent. He graduated from ECAL (University of Art and Design, Lausanne) cinema department in 2003, and completed his education at la Fémis (French national film school). He directed several documentaries and award winning fictions, exploring both cross-cultural and cross generational themes. In 2016 he completed his first feature film, The Soul of the Tiger.

Credits

Director / Writer: Francois Yang
Producer: Xavier Grin, Francois Yang

Plays in

1. 

   Nov 5: Program 5 – International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

   November 5 / 95 mins

   INTERNATIONAL SHORTS highlight stories from the international Asian diaspora, exploring how different individuals deal with conflict and crisis both internal and outward as they seek a sense of identity, a sense of belonging, a sense of home.

   In This Program: Godlike, Mooncake, Mother, Nước (“Water/Homeland”), Yakuza No. 2, NY Chapters Presents: Valerie Tom, The Waltz, Paper Tiger

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