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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.
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. |
Yun-Chu Liang
Cindy Ng
Marius Petrenz
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