18056DLR 1

STEP INTO THE RIVER

Year 2020
Runtime 15 mins
Language Chinese
Subtitles English Subtitles
Canadian Premiere
Availability
  • Online & In-Cinema

This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: RAINBOW COUNTRY


WINNER OF 2021 telus audience choice award: animated short

Lu and Wei are two young girls living in a village nestled on the banks of a river. As the one-child policy has led some families to drown baby girls, they both have a special relationship with this river, which looks like a cradle of tragic stories.

Countries

China
Awards
Winner, Best Animation Short, Palm Springs Shortfest 2021
Festivals
Palm Springs Shortfest 2021
Director
MA Weijia
Producer
Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty
Screenwriter
MA Weijia
Editor
Jérôme Bréau
Music
Pablo Pico, Wei Wu