The Black Dog
Director: Ling Yang
Year: 2025
On the verge of losing his wife, Mo is haunted by strange nightmares, witnessed by his young daughter, Fen. As peculiar sounds escape him in his sleep, Mo struggles to suppress his emotions and confront the fear that grips him, trying to break free from the silent weight of his anguish.
THE BLACK DOG transforms early life into an allegorical encounter with loss, the spectral animal embodying both companionship and dread.
Ling Yang
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A Story about Xiaoxian
Director: Gaisang Mêdog
Year: 2025
A STORY ABOUT XIAOXIAN invokes Tibetian mysticism, naturalism and family destiny, showing how a young girl’s path is scripted by spiritual inheritance, and the reglious connotation of love.
Gaisang Mêdog
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Between the Waves
Director: Charlotte Ming
Year: 2025
Between the Waves (2024) examines the history of German colonial rule in Charlotte Ming’s hometown Qingdao, waving together personal memories, historical imagery, and her own migration experiences. Blending contemporary scenes and archival materials, the film questions how German perspective embedded in these historical records have shaped the narrative of Qingdao’s founding. Connecting the sea of Qingdao to the lakes of Berlin, Ming navigates the waters of her past and present, seeking healing in her own migration journey.
Charlotte Ming
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Side A: A Summer Daz
Director: Jinghui Wen
Year: 2025
An unfinished summer homework assignment gives a conflicted mother and son the chance to relive the last day of vacation—and to rediscover the unspoken love between them.
In SIDE A: A SUMMER DAY, Fei’s forgotten cassette tape rewinds the memory of a summer that might heal the rupture between mother and son.
Jinghui Wen
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