The camera follows the old man's back, leading the audience to walk through morning to night, the four seasons, and finally walking home and lying in bed.
Language: Without dialogue
Director
Jin Jiang
A Chinese director, his films include SHANG'AJIA (2017) and THE BROKEN RIDGE (2020), both focused on mountain stories. His latest work ONE DAY (2020) was selected at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival 2020 and was awarded with the Outstanding Art Exploration Award at the Beijing International Short Film Festival 2020.
Awards
GENZIANA D’ARGENTO – MIGLIOR CORTOMETRAGGIO
Ed. 2021
In a sense, life can be boiled down to two existential questions: Where are you? And where are you going? The winning short film of Trento International Film Festival succeeds with the simplest of narratives to keep us glued to the screen, as a man in rural China walks towards his home. As daylight fades, and seasons change, we experience a slice of life in an unfiltered but highly cinematic form. As the man approaches his surprising destination, we're left wanting to know more. And what more can you ask of a short film?
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