One More Show on the Road

Synopsis

To bring a lost tradition of glove puppetry back to the stage, a son who has lived with his adoptive mother for nearly thirty years is forced into an "intimate journey" with the birth mother who abandoned him.

Genre:

Family, Comedy, Road Movie

Director:

Yan Zhijian

Screenwriter:

Yan Zhijian

Producer:

Chu Yaoqian

Production Company:

Shuangqi (Xiamen) Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd.

About the Director

Born in Xiamen, Fujian. Holds a master's degree from the Department of Film at Shih Hsin University in Taipei, and in 2024 completed an advanced course in the Department of Dramatic Literature at the Beijing Film Academy, where he wrote One More Show on the Road, his first feature screenplay and one focused on southern Fujian glove puppetry. His narrative short In Search of the Dream Builder won first prize at the Zhang Shaolin Short Film Competition; his documentary shorts include Face Without a Face. He has worked in film festivals for eight years, including the Golden Rooster Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Film Showcase, served on the final jury of the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards, and in 2023 organized the Xiamen, China - Penang, Malaysia Sister Cities Film Showcase to promote Chinese film culture internationally.

About the Producer

Entered the film and TV industry in 2016. Formerly general manager of Qianfang Gaoguang Film Culture and partner at Guanghe Yinghua. Worked as executive producer on the TV series Two-Faced Detective; took part in financing the films I Am What I Am, The Wandering Earth II, Born to Fly and Through the Storm; and invested in the overseas short drama I Accidentally Hired a Billionaire Husband. Has worked on "film and TV + internet platform" development, providing complete human resources products for production companies' projects, and has experience with internet platforms in "film and TV + brands", "film and TV + finance" and "film and TV + industry".

About the Screenwriter

Born in Xiamen, Fujian. Holds a master's degree from the Department of Film at Shih Hsin University in Taipei, and in 2024 completed an advanced course in the Department of Dramatic Literature at the Beijing Film Academy, where he wrote One More Show on the Road, his first feature screenplay and one focused on southern Fujian glove puppetry. His narrative short In Search of the Dream Builder won first prize at the Zhang Shaolin Short Film Competition; his documentary shorts include Face Without a Face. He has worked in film festivals for eight years, including the Golden Rooster Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Film Showcase, served on the final jury of the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards, and in 2023 organized the Xiamen, China - Penang, Malaysia Sister Cities Film Showcase to promote Chinese film culture internationally.