A Song Sung Blue
小白船
GENG Zihan
92 minutes | 2023 | Fiction | Mandarin, Korean Dialect | English Subtitles
The 7th Pingyao International Film Festival — Fei Mu Awards – Best Director
5:30 PM, SAT, AUG 17
Innis Town Hall
Screening
Xian (ZHOU Meijun) will always remember the loneliest and bluest of summer when she was 15. After her mother (LIANG Jing) leaves to work abroad, Xian is thrown into the care of her father (LIANG Long), a free-spirited, struggling photographer. He is entangled with his assistant, who has an 18-year-old daughter, Mingmei (HUANG Ziqi). Mingmei soon appears like a ray of shining light to Xian. During this restless summer, the conflict between the innocence and the impulses of youth will leave an indelible mark on Xian.
Director
GENG Zihan was born in Beijing in 1996 and graduated from The Central Academy of Drama, China. Her short films include A Ray of Sunshine (2019), which was selected to compete at the 13th FIRST International Film Festival; and Green Screen (2021), selected for the 25th LA Shorts International Film Festival. Her debut feature film, A Song Sung Blue, premiered at the 76th Cannes – Directors’ Fortnight.
Credits
- Director: GENG Zihan
- Principal Cast: ZHOU Meijun, HUANG Ziqi, LIANG Jing, LIANG Long
- Producer: Jane ZHENG
- Executive Producer: LIANG Jing
- Screenplay: LIU Yining
- Cinematographer: HAO Jiayue
- Production Designer: DU Luxi
- Costume Designer: MA Xing
- Editor: Matthieu LACLAU, TSAI Yann-Shan
- Sound: ZHANG Yang
- Music: Hank LEE
Special Thanks
Co-Presented by Gal Pal Society
Co-Presented by Gal Pal Society