SCFF: Chinese Shorts

1. A Day, That Year 某天，那年, 9 mins, PG
Director: Stanley XU 许瑞洋
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ray LIAO 廖柏睿, Eliza PENG 彭毓
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English
Synopsis:
5 years old Yang spends the day with his mother on a shopping trip. When he throws a tantrum after feeling neglected, she decides to punish him by walking away. A seemingly harmless punishment eventually becomes a pivotal childhood experience for Yang that will forever change him.

2. Car 车, 18 mins
Director: LI Mengfei 李梦飞
Genre: Drama
Cast: Tongxi ZHANG 张童汐, Yanxi LI 李妍锡
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English & Chinese
Synopsis:
The story centers on Lu Youran, a 20 year-old who, under her mother's urging, embarks on a journey to sell her deceased father's car. Along the way, she encounters the mysterious 40 year-old car buyer, Zou Min. As she delves into Zou Min's past, the secret of her father's other family with Zou Min is uncovered..

3. Nowhere 无处安放, 25 mins
Director: WANG Ze 王泽
Genre: Drama, Reality
Cast: PENG Liling 彭理林, SU Hanjun 苏翰钧, QIAO Hao 乔豪, LU Cong 陆聪
Language: Mandarin, Dialects
Subtitles: English & Chinese
Synopsis:
While working at a construction site, Lao Lin discovers a statue and views it as an opportunity to improve his life by selling it. His plan draws the attention of Zhang Liwei, the company manager, who claims ownership of the statue based on land rights. Faced with the clash between authority and ethics, Lao Lin is caught in a tense struggle between greed and dignity.

4. Cockroach Family 曱甴家庭, 28 mins
Director: Niko HO 何卓斌
Genre: Family Drama
Cast: LAM Yiu Sing 林耀声, MAK Chi Wan 麦子云, PANG Hang Ying 彭杏英
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English & Chinese
Synopsis:
• The 9th Jia Village Short Film Festival Best Film
• The 9th Light My Fire Young Film Festival
In the Fruit Market of Macau, Ka Kit takes over his parents' precarious business. Faced with the consequences of his parents' debts accumulated over the past 30 years, he is overwhelmed by fate; the family's internal undercurrents and the couple's denigration of each other make Ka Kit physically and mentally exhausted, and he is unable to cope with the situation.

5. Pile On 叠罗汉, 30 mins
Directors: HU Lu 胡鹿
Genre: Drama
Cast: WANG Junting 王峻霆, AN Di 安迪, YAO Shuo 姚铄, XU Yiming 徐一明, XUE Haoyang 薛皓阳, ZHU Zian 祝子安
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English & Chinese
Synopsis:
• The 62nd Golden Horse Awards for Best Live Action Short Film
On a weekend morning, while Xiaohu’s parents were away at a wedding banquet, he invited his friends over to his home. While playing, they attempted to step into the adult world, only to realise that things were slowly spiralling beyond their imagination. Xiaohu fled to the wedding, only to witness the same desires, jealousies, and outbursts of rage among the adults.