2022 Indy Film Fest

Shorts: Before Midnight

Expired June 25, 2022 5:59 PM
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5 films in package
Cortázar
Somewhere on the mainland, the tenants of a building rise hesitantly from their sleep. From afar arrives the ghostly promise of a secret passage to the sea.
Bainne
During the Irish Great Famine, a grieving farmhand’s life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a ghostly thief and is led on a journey of hope.
Jackdaw
A troubled vagabond who ends the suffering of strangers must make an impossible choice when the time comes to keep an old promise.
Sheng Ming Zhi Ge [Double Helix]
Late at night, KONG Xianyun and her younger brother Yuanyuan escape from their family house.
The Dead Collectors
During a pandemic in an alternate reality, two men have the job of collecting the deceased.
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Late at night, KONG Xianyun and her younger brother Yuanyuan escape from their family house. They trek into an abandoned school, where Yuanyuan’s memories are awakened – the sound of books, piano, and laughter. Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire engulfs everything. Adapted from The Song of Life by the worldrenowned sci-fi writer WANG Jinkang, this speculative short contemplates on the future of AI. Soaked in a never-shredding atmosphere and accompanied by the secret tune of a piano, DOUBLE HELIX tells a gripping story of intelligence robot, family trauma and a pair of run-away siblings who trek into an abandoned school.
  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    27 minutes
  • Language
    Mandarin
  • Country
    China
  • Premiere
    Midwest
  • Director
    Qiu Sheng
  • Executive Producer
    Ye Fangcang
  • Cast
    Cao Xian, Xiao Lizhenzhen, Liang Jingdong
  • Cinematographer
    Xu Ranjun
  • Editor
    Yu Jianfan
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