Will You Look at Me (2022)

Original title

当我望向你的时候

Directed by

Huang Shuli

Genre

documentary film, short film

Country

China

Runtime

20 min

Rated

All

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker returns to his old home to talk with his mother. Their conversation looks at his identity and the hard feelings between them.

intimatereflectivepersonaltenderpoignantslow-movingcontemplativerestrained

What happens

Will You Look at Me (Chinese: 当我望向你的时候; pinyin: Dāng wǒ wàng xiàng nǐ de shíhòu, lit.'When I Look At You') is a 2022 Chinese short film directed by Shuli Huang. The twenty minute documentary explores the director's identity through his relationship with his mother. The short premiered at the 2022 Semaine de la Critique at Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Queer Palm Award, and has been presented in a number of festivals, including Melbourne International Film Festival and Hong Kong International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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