THE GIRL IS STOLEN BY ALIENS (Work in Progress) Short Film丨Fiction丨20 min丨3:2丨Mandarin, German In co-production with SWR/ARTE
18-year-old Ming has a crisis with her Chinese-German identity: She feels like she doesn't fit into this world.
On the summer night of the Chinese ghost festival, after a fight with her mom and a terrible house party, she encounters some mysterious creatures, that she could hardly tell if they are ghosts or aliens…
In this surreal moment, she realizes who she truly is.

Cast
Jenny Jiaying Hong
Huichi Chiu 邱惠祺

Fei Han 韩飞
Frederik Krischer
Sophie Marleen Jany
Anny Thúy Anh Nguyen
Melanie Nguyên Pietsch
Lem Trag Nguyen
Yerkezhan (Kei) Sabitbekova
Mu Wang

Director/Writer/Casting: Mu Wang 王牧
Director of Photography: Anian Krone
Producer: Alexandra Rilli
Editor: Lukas Wengorz
Sound Design: Vladyslava Kandyba, Cäcilie Willkommen
Music: Armin Biemel , Honrizontaler Gentransfer
Costume Design: Chrissy Schietzel, Frauke Ley, Larissa Rauh, Yaoer Zeng 曾瑶儿, Valeska Kopijka
Production Design: Mareike Rückert, Ines Ter Harr
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

UNPOETIC POEMSShort Film丨Fiction丨17 min丨4:3丨Mandarin, English

The feeling of belonging nowhere is not only personal but also political.
Art student Ming will be leaving the city soon. On a gloomy day before her departure, she runs into a dancer named Sandy.
The two find a strong reflection in each other. Between fantasy and reality, they create poetry in their own languages.

Cast
Yun-Chu Liang
Cindy Ng
Marius Petrenz

Director/Writer/Casting: Mu Wang
Director of photography: Anian Krone
Producer: Joshua Biesenthal, Mu Wang
Editor: Eric Baudler 
Production Design: Sichi Li 
Sound Design: Tianqin Li
Music: Demian Martin & Hannes Britz
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg