She Runs
Director: Qiu Yang
Script: Qiu Yang
Director of Photography: Constanze Schmitt
Producer: Lin Fan, Edmond Yang, Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi
Musician: Ryan Somerville
Editing: Carlo Francisco Manatad
Sound: Mei Zhu, Livia Ruzic, Emmanuel Croset
Cast: Xue Jiayi
China, France / Fiction / 19' / 2K / Color / 2019
In an ordinary Chinese winter, a small city junior high student, Yu, tries to quit her school aerobic dancing team. The teenager resorts to desperate measures in her efforts and to assert her independence.
CV
Qiu Yang was born and raised in Changzhou, China. He studied film directing at the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia. He is currently developing his first feature project, which was selected to the Cinéfondation Residence 2017.
Filmography
She Runs 2019, A Gentle Night 2017, Under the Sun 2015
Festivals Attended
She Runs: Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week, Clermont- Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Montreal Festival of New Cinema, Toronto Film Festival
A Gentle Night: Cannes Film Festival, Clermont- Ferrand Short Film Festival, Akbank Short Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival
Under the Sun: Cannes Film Festival, Busan Short Film Festival
Awards
She Runs: Leitz Cine Discovery Prize - Cannes Film Festival
A Gentle Night: Palme D’Or - Cannes Film Festival, Shorts Cuts Award - Toronto Film Festival
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