Day Is Done

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Creative Statement

The pandemic struck in 2020. At the end of that year I suddenly received the news that my grandfather had died, and I made my way back from Beijing to my hometown in Shanxi. At thirty, I had lost a family member and was facing difficult choices about career and starting a family. Unsure of what lay ahead, I chose to make a film as a keepsake. That is why, at thirty, I wanted to make this film.

Synopsis

As the Lunar New Year approaches, 30-year-old Liang Zhe returns to his hometown in Shanxi for his grandfather's funeral. On the way from the county town to the village he takes four different means of transport. On board he unexpectedly runs into elders, friends and his first love, none of whom he has seen for years. They talk about the changes in their hometown and about Liang Zhe's career and marriage, and old wounds and secrets come to light...

Genre:

Road Movie, Drama

Release Date:

January 12, 2024 (Chinese Mainland)

Selection Year and Section:

Top 9, Work-in-Progress Section, 2022

Director/Screenwriter:

Jian Haodong

Starring:

Liang Ji | Zuo Fei

Producer:

Jian Haodong | Hao Yezi

Production Company:

Mianchao Dahai (Hainan) Pictures Co., Ltd.

Other Festival Selections

47th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Young Cinema Competition, Firebird Award (Chinese Language) nominee / 13th Beijing International Film Festival, Forward Future section, Most Notable Director / 6th Pingyao International Film Festival, Fei Mu Award for Best Film / 6th Pingyao International Film Festival, Cinephile's Choice Award / 6th Pingyao International Film Festival, Tong Ye Award / 10th Chongqing Youth Film Festival, Feature Film Main Competition, Best Director

About the Director/Screenwriter

Jian Haodong: A native of Shanxi. He worked on several theatrical films, including Passenger, Second Breath and Ants No Problem. Selected works: as director of the film Light Blind, selected for the 2015 South Taiwan Film Festival, the China Independent Film Festival and other festivals; as director of the film Day Is Done, selected for the Pingyao International Film Festival, the WIP section of the 2022 Beijing International Film Festival and others.

About the Producer

Liu Yueqi: Independent producer and graduate of the London Film School. Formerly worked at Zhejiang Radio and TV Group. As a producer she has made a number of films, web series and commercials. Selected works: the films Swapping Brides, Good Night, Liu Dajun and Chasing, the feature I See the Sun, the documentary Cycling China, the web series A Millennium-Old Mystery Dream and the short-form series Mr. Meow's Flower Space-Time.

About the Production Company

Mianchao Dahai (Hainan) Pictures Co., Ltd.: Selected work: Day Is Done.

Logline

As the Lunar New Year approaches, 30-year-old Liang Zhe returns to his hometown in Shanxi for his grandfather's funeral, and along the way old wounds and secrets slowly come to light...