On her way to school, eight-year-old Mao Qing meets a mysterious white child. As they grow closer, Mao Qing gradually uncovers her mother's secret and the hidden pasts of other women in the village.
Genre:
Children's, FantasyDirector:
Zhang ZhongchenScreenwriter:
Zhang Zhongchen, Li ZhigangProducer:
Xie Jintao, Zhao Yuyan, Chen KunyangProduction Company:
Beijing Sanyue Culture Media Co., Ltd.Screenwriter, director and editor. Born in 1991 in Dangshan County, Suzhou, Anhui, he began working as a film editor in 2018. He edited Mama (2020), selected for the Venice International Film Festival; Westward (2023), selected for the Locarno Film Festival; and This Woman (2023), selected for Visions du Réel. In 2021 he wrote and directed his first feature, The Last Farewell, which won Best Director and Best Film at the FIRST International Film Festival.
Independent producer, born in 1991 in Pingdingshan, Henan. Produced the film The Last Farewell in 2021, which won Best Film and Best Director in the narrative competition of the 15th FIRST International Film Festival Xining. Produced the film Night Sounds in 2023, which was selected for the HAF WIP section in 2024.
Zhang Zhongchen: screenwriter, director and editor. Born in 1991 in Dangshan County, Suzhou, Anhui, he began working as a film editor in 2018. He edited Mama (2020), selected for the Venice International Film Festival; Westward (2023), selected for the Locarno Film Festival; and This Woman (2023), selected for Visions du Réel. In 2021 he wrote and directed his first feature, The Last Farewell, which won Best Director and Best Film at the FIRST International Film Festival. Li Zhigang: young film screenwriter and development writer. Holds a master's degree from the Department of Dramatic Literature at the Beijing Film Academy. Writing credits include Night Sounds, Tender Is the Night and Astray. He also appeared as an actor in the film The Last Farewell.