Finding the Cow

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Creative Statement

People always have some law of heaven to explain their own absurd behaviour.

Synopsis

When the cow goes missing, the villagers are eager to help; when the god goes missing, they are outraged. The villagers decide to pull up all the village's surveillance footage. Facing the footage, they grow anxious. In this moment of trouble, they discover that the village surveillance room has also been cleaned out, and they are pleased with themselves. This is an absurd black comedy in which a thief becomes God, a thought-provoking fable about reality.

Genre:

Crime, Comedy, Black Comedy

Director/Screenwriter:

Pu Ba

Producer:

Wang Zhaohui

Production Company:

Beijing Niaoming Yingying Film Studio

About the Director/Screenwriter

Pu Ba: writer, director and screenwriter, graduate of the Directing Department of the Beijing Film Academy. Feature projects: Finding the Cow (screenwriter/director: Pu Ba), selected for the final round of the 6th Pingyao International Film Festival (2022) and of the 2022 Golden Rooster Films Project Market. The Blind Girl and the Tabby Cat (executive producer: Tian Zhuangzhuang; screenwriter/director: Pu Ba), one of the top five of the 7th Youth Film Program (Qingcong Project) in 2022. The Small-Town Poet (executive producer: Tian Zhuangzhuang; screenwriter/director: Pu Ba), selected for the top 30 of the 34th Golden Rooster Films Project Market. Short film: Finding the Cow (2019), executive producer: Tian Zhuangzhuang; screenwriter/director: Pu Ba; director of photography: Deng Chunwei. Winner of Best New Narrative Short of the Year at the 14th Chinese Youth Film Week; New Wing Selected Short at the first edition of the Cross-Strait Youth Short Film Season of the 33rd Golden Rooster festival; the Student Director Award, the Directing Department Special Award and the Special Jury Award at the 8th Beijing Film Academy student awards; Best Narrative Short in the main competition of the 10th China New Media Golden Roc Awards; Best Short Film at the 5th NEW ERA Youth Short Film Season; Best Live-Action Short at the 2020 Hangzhou Youth Film Season; and Best Feature at the 18th Beijing International College Student Film Festival. Selected for the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF).

About the Production Company

Wang Zhaohui: veteran film, television and stage producer with extensive experience in developing films and TV series and in international co-productions. Films include The Door, Destiny (China-Brazil co-production), John Rabe (China-Germany-France co-production), Back to the Wilderness (China-US co-production), Blossoms on Time and Where Birds Sing.

About the Production Company

Beijing Niaoming Yingying Film Studio: founded in 2020 and built around the renowned Chinese filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang. The studio discovers and supports new Chinese filmmakers, develops and produces films and series of high artistic quality, and mentors screenwriting. Since its founding it has established ties with many young filmmakers and has supported and developed several projects that will go into production. About the Production Company Beijing Niaoming Yingying Film Studio: founded in 2020 and built around the renowned Chinese filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang. The studio discovers and supports new Chinese filmmakers, develops and produces films and series of high artistic quality, and mentors screenwriting. Since its founding it has established ties with many young filmmakers and has supported and developed several projects that will go into production.

Logline

An absurd fable in which a thief becomes God.