Will You Look at Me
China / Documentary / 20' / 8mm / Color / 2022
As a young Chinese filmmaker returns to his hometown in search for himself, a long due conversation with his mother dives the two of them into a quest for acceptance and love.
Director: Shuli Huang
Script: Shuli Huang
Director of Photography: Shuli Huang
Producer: Shuli Huang
Editing: Shuli Huang, Yang Yang
Sound: Nicolas Verhaeghe, Jingxi Guo
Cast: Yunxue Yu, Kangmin Huang, Shuli Huang
CV
Shuli Huang is a writer-director and cinematographer born in Wenzhou, China. After graduating from Beijing Film Academy in 2019, he moved to New York City as an MFA candidate for NYU graduate film program. Farewell, My Hometown, his feature debut as a cinematographer won the New Currents Award during the 26th Busan International Film Festival in 2021.
His second short film, Will You Look At Me, was selected for the 61st edition of La Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2022.
Filmography
Farewell, My Hometown 2021
Will You Look At Me 2022
Festivals Attended & Awards
Cannes Film Festival - Queer Palm–Short
Sundance Film Festival - Short Film Jury Award–Non Fiction
Golden Horse Film Festival - Best Documentary Short
Leipzig Dok - Best International Short Documentary
San Diego Asian FF - Best International Short
Concorto Film Festival - Young Jury Special Mention
Melbourne International Film Festival - Best Documentary Short Film Award