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The Story of Lin Yin

In the rural area of northeastern China, Lin Yin, a transgender woman, was forced by her single mother to marry a wife and have children. Yin secretly begged her male cousin to conceive with her wife so as to carry on the family blood line. Eventually, Yin's wife got pregnant and the whole Lin family were thrilled, except for Yin's wife who felt desperate and lost, which was in sharp and dramatic contrast with Yin family's excitement. In the film, each one of them is pathetically but tragically bound by the traditional Chinese conservatism.

The Story of Lin Yin

6.0 2020
The Sniper

Ghost Hand, the legendary gunman in Jiangcheng city, was being hunted for being a traitor by Xihe Tang, an organization protecting the city. Lu Lan, a punk, impersonated Ghost Hand and was taken by the best woman killer in Xihe Tang. Lu Lan was full of hatred after finding out his brother, Shen Lie, was a member of Xihe Tang and had been killed by Ghost Hand. Xihe Tang trained Lu Lan, who has the gift of slow vision, into the best gunman. Lu Lan was told to work with Leng Feng to eradicate the underground power that traffics arms and kill Ma Wenchang, a warlord. Their mission was interrupted by Ghost Hand many times. Lu Lan was determined to kill Ghost Hand in revenge for his brother’s death. Just when they were about to have a gunfight over life and death, Lu Lan found out his dead brother was no one but Ghost Hand. It turned out that all of this was a conspiracy of Xihe Tang.

The Sniper

NR 2020
Wuqiao Circus

In Wuqiao, a small Chinese town, the inhabitants are dedicated to circus. For decades, different generations have been presenting themselves as clowns, magicians, acrobats and tamers. During the holidays of Chinese New Year, the Wuqiao Acrobatic World turns into a big playground for spectators. Surrounded by Buddhist temples and Taoist sculptures, artists create their own space of circus tradition, imagination, illusion and reality. Backstage life is melancholic. "Wuqiao Circus", a film about circus life fragments, performative existence and the love for playfulness.

Wuqiao Circus

NR 2020
Snake Move

Dad has his own armed mercenary squad in the Sansuo zone (Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia). He specializes in receiving some jobs to protect employers and rescue hostages. One day Dad received a call from an old friend 'The rich businessman should be the boss' Dad's mercenary squad went to rescue the kidnapped daughter. Dad led the five-member squad and successfully rescued Ying's daughter from the drug dealer 'Kunpa'. When he took over his daughter with Ying's boss, there was a sudden accident. The little wife is the mastermind behind the scenes. The little wife kidnapped Ying Bo and Ying Bo's daughter, and forced Ying Bo to hide all the property. The father's 'Na Zhan' had the same belief as Miss Ying, and was rescued by one person alone. Boss Ying and Miss Ying, did not expect that behind the smooth rescue was another trap set by the little wife.

Snake Move

NR 2020
Export My Love

In China, it is hard for a divorced or widowed woman to find a good new husband, especially for those who have kids. For thousands of years, this phenomenon has been rooted in the profound Chinese culture. Though losing something, if not all, those women are still longing for love, one of the only things that can provide warmth to them. They want to give their descendants a family with a father who can fill in the gap of fatherly love. Export My Love is a cross-continent love-seeking story between the East and West. Shot in both China and America, this documentary follows four Chinese women who try to pursue love by finding U.S. husbands. Although they've never been to the U.S. before and most of them cannot speak English, they try their best to overcome these barriers and start new lives.

Export My Love

NR 2020
The Fruit Garden

Ramila and her father, Lokman, went on an outing to Hurxide's orchard. On the way, her father taught her to drive. Ramila had been suffering from diarrhea and relieved herself in the wild many times on the way. However, the two chatted and joked, in a very happy atmosphere, and the daughter expressed the hope that her father would find another life spouse. After a while, they arrived at their destination, an orchard run by Hurxide. In the orchard, Ramila felt that Lokman was having an affair with Hurxide , who turned out to be her father's girlfriend to-be. However, Ramila, who had hoped her father would remarry, felt a little disappointed. On the way back, Ramila did not want to sit on her father’s right to fasten the safety belt on the excuse of hot weather. Lokman sensed his daughter's mood. Just at this time, Lokman picked up a wild rooster on the road and brought it to his daughter. Night was coming, the car was driving forward, just like the endless life.

The Fruit Garden

NR 2020
The Way Home

Dremedrema is the chief heir of her tribe. Being the eldest, she therefore, must accept her inheritance of the position and status according to the tradition.Though her mother and children hope that she would disavow the obligation. Even Dremedrema had run away from her tribe once, her ancestral spirits has never given up on her. She is a tribal chief who doesn’t speak the native tongue. At the same time she is a devoted single mother of three. She is a chief without her traditional tribal family house, unable to live within the tribe. She misses home. But despite ten years’ effort, it is a home that she cannot easily return to.

The Way Home

NR 2020
Space Baedari

KWAK Hyeon-sook, owner of the second-hand bookstore "Abel Bookstore" in Baedari village, Incheon, has been in business for over 30 years. Since 2007, she has been fighting against the construction of an industrial road that will run through the village. When the construction was stopped because of protests from residents, the village gradually turned into a nature space where we could enjoy the four seasons as grass and trees began to grow. In the meantime, various cultural and artistic events are held there, and various artists visit there. However, in 2019, the city again engages in several works to finish the construction in this space and creates friction with the residents.

Space Baedari

NR 2020
Their Who Inside of Us

Pitch: A student gets absurd while working in a baseball club, and depicts the conflict that takes place in it. Electrical Technician: On the day of the written exam, Hyeon-woo finds Jong-beom cheating and informs the teacher of this fact but it didn't work. Spring: A wood factory in a deep mountain valley. Three young people live there. Chi-woong likes Hye-mi. Hye-mi wants to leave, and Seong-cheol follows Chi-woong like he's the king. Chi-woong tries to get in with Hye-mi by using Seong-cheol, but fails every time. Chi-woong and Seong-cheol's behavior is becoming more excessive, and Hye-mi's flower pot from the rooftop dropped, eventually killing someone. No one left that place after the incident.

Their Who Inside of Us

4.0 2020
Old Long Stay

Despite being born and raised in Japan, having paid taxes, and naturalized, they are not able to receive the minimum guaranteed pension. In March 2000, seven Deaf Zainichi-Koreans file suit in the Kyoto District Court protesting unreasonable discrimination that foreign nationals above a certain age and who have a disability are not able to receive disability pensions. Through interviews with the plaintiff and supporters, and past documentaries, the director brings us face to face with historical and political issues of “disability” and “ethnicity”. Produced and screened at Yokohama Triennale 2020.

Old Long Stay

NR 2020
The Most Beautiful Teacher

All the flowers in the mountains are called mountain flowers, and there is no professional classification for them. Like all the people in this village, in the mountains, information is not available, transportation is not easy, even if they die, not many people know their names, they are collectively called "villagers". When Wu Yingxia, the only teacher in the village, died, her adopted daughter, Hao Huilan, took over her mother's legacy and supported the school. The young and beautiful Hui Lan of course wanted to go out and see the outside world, no one wanted to be a "mountain flower" in the village for the rest of her life, and the meagre salary of a teacher did not help to fulfil her wish.

The Most Beautiful Teacher

NR 2020