Black Goat 

Hong Kong | Drama | 2021 | 12 minutes | Nepali with English subtitles

Director: Tang Yi

SYNOPSIS

Pasang, a new girl at a nunnery, has her first period after hearing a late-night ghost story. She keeps it secret until she bleeds at a prayer session. She believes that she has been cursed and needs to sacrifice a black goat to avoid further misfortune.

She escapes the nunnery and takes on a fantastic journey to search for a black goat. After a bizarre funeral in her dreams, she makes peace with herself. Back in the nunnery, a surprise is waiting for her. This is a story about confronting our fears and learning to live with it.

DIRECTOR - Tang Yi

Tang Yi is the winner of the Palme d’Or for Short Films at FESTIVAL DE CANNES 2021 for All the Crows in the World. She moved to the U.S. from Hong Kong after being accepted to NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she received an MFA degree in Graduate Film.

Yi enjoys telling stories about women,underrepresented groups and social issues, which she captures through a subversive, darkly comedic film lens. Her other works include Black Goat and Yokelan, 66. Represented by WME and M88, Yi is now developing her first feature-length project.