Let the Rain Fall

Creative Statement

In an old town on the outskirts of a city in Lingnan, the band Luocao, whose members failed the college entrance exam, plans to play at a classmate's university admission banquet to prove their worth, while in fact they are avoiding the looming breakup of the band.

Genre:

Drama, Music

Director:

Bi Shanyi

Screenwriter:

Bi Shanyi

Producer:

Song Xiaojia

Production Company:

Beijing Yiti Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Guangxi Xiaozhuanghan Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.

About the Director

Graduated from the Directing Department of the Beijing Film Academy. The student short Kraft Paper (2011) won the first Sina Micro Film Competition. The graduation film July Fire (2012) was one of the earlier works to explore a small-town aesthetic of southern China. After completing a master's degree, has worked on films, documentaries and multimedia storytelling. Worked on the film Mr. Tree and the CCTV documentary series Where Do We Come From, then founded Yiti Pictures; in 2017 produced the feature Ghost in the Mountains, selected for the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Directed the screen-interface short Unlucky Koi (2020), which received a Jury Special Recommendation in the ultra-short section of the FIRST International Film Festival. The work explores the audiovisual medium itself, stays attentive to contemporary cultural phenomena and seeks a stylistic balance between genre elements and personal expression.

About the Producer

Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. Worked on the production and distribution of Ghost in the Mountains, selected for the Berlinale Panorama, and Have a Nice Day, nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2022 produced The Wind Remains, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. In 2024 produced We Wish to Be Eaten by the River Monster, selected for the Her Frame section of the 18th FIRST International Film Festival. In the same year produced the short film I Am the Beauty of Your Beauty, I Am the Terror of Your Terror, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. In 2024 was selected for the Busan Asian Film Academy, Talents Tokyo (Berlinale Talents) and the Asian Producers Lab of the Singapore International Film Festival.

About the Screenwriter

Graduated from the Directing Department of the Beijing Film Academy. The student short Kraft Paper (2011) won the first Sina Micro Film Competition. The graduation film July Fire (2012) was one of the earlier works to explore a small-town aesthetic of southern China. After completing a master's degree, has worked on films, documentaries and multimedia storytelling. Worked on the film Mr. Tree and the CCTV documentary series Where Do We Come From, then founded Yiti Pictures; in 2017 produced the feature Ghost in the Mountains, selected for the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Directed the screen-interface short Unlucky Koi (2020), which received a Jury Special Recommendation in the ultra-short section of the FIRST International Film Festival. The work explores the audiovisual medium itself, stays attentive to contemporary cultural phenomena and seeks a stylistic balance between genre elements and personal expression.