Selb · April 24 - 27, 2025 48. GRENZLAND-FILMTAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Program

Manting

Storyline

Manting, a Chinese woman in her early 60s, reconnects with the lesbian lover from her adolescence when one of her old classmates passes away. After classmates' reunion event in a karaoke bar, they spend a night together, roaming in the city.

About the film/director

Shuyao Chen was born and raised in Wenzhou, a coastal city in southeast China. She moved to New York in 2018 to pursue an MFA degree at NYU graduate film after she completed her studies in photojournalism at Penn State University. Her first short film Winter by the River won Best Actor (Asian International Competition) at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022 and Best Short Film at Berlin Film Week 2022. She was selected by the Holly Shorts Film Festival 2022.

Credits

Director:
Shuyao Chen
Camera:
Yifan Wen
Script:
Shuyao Chen
Editor:
Shikong Chen
Cast:
Yijing Zhang, Changmin Zhang
Sound:
Yi Wen Ma
Music:
Seowon Hyun
Producer:
Yuanxing Hu
Contact:
Lucila Ivana Riggio
E-Mail:
shortsfit@shortsfit.com
  • China / USA
  • Mandarin / subtitles Englisc
  • 2023
  • 15 min