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Overview
- Country: Italy
- Year: 2020
- Type: short film
- Duration: 24 minutes
- Format / color: digital 2K, color
- Aspect ratio: 16:9
- Sound: stereo
- Language: Mandarin Chinese
- Subtitles: Italian, English
- Production: Atacama Film, Malfé Film, Ouvert Cine Rental
- With the support of: Film Commission Torino Piemonte - Short Film Fund
- Distribution: Lights On
Synopsis
Zheng is a young Chinese man who has worked in Italy since childhood. After leaving factory work behind, he has managed to build a position for himself, yet he still feels isolated. The discipline imposed by his job clashes with his desire to connect with his peers: to escape solitude, Zheng will have to choose which part of himself to follow.
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Press
Zheng - Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies
Academic interview with Giacomo Sebastiani on the short film Zheng and the representation of Chinese migration in Italy.
Credits
- Director: Giacomo Sebastiani
- Story: Giacomo Sebastiani
- Screenplay: Giacomo Sebastiani
- Cinematography: Giorgio Giannoccaro
- Editing: Enrico Giovannone
- Sound: Matteo Valeri, Giovanni Corona
- Camera operator: Davide Pasian
- Story editor: Alejandro de la Fuente
- Color correction: Fabrizio Conti
- Cast: Zheng Naiqiao, Xu Chuantao, Bian Minhao, Wang Juan, Chen Yurong
- Producer: Alejandro De La Fuente
- Production: Atacama Film, Malfé Film, Ouvert Cine Rental
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Festivals & Awards
Archive periodically updated from external sources.
Participations (20)
Malfé archive
| 2022 | set · Labour Film Festival · Labour.Short |
|---|---|
| 2021 | dic · Dorico International Film Fest · Concorso |
| 2021 | dic · Il Giorno più Corto · Panorama |
| 2021 | dic · Short Film Day · Panorama |
| 2021 | ott · Visioni Italiane - Officinema · Visioni Italiane |
| 2021 | ott · Provinziale - Eberswalde Film Festival · Internationaler Wettbewerb fur Kurzspielfilm |
| 2021 | set · Job Film Days · Concorso Job for the Future |
| 2021 | lug · Reggio Calabria Film Fest · Concorso Millennial Movie |
| 2021 | ago · Lucania Film Festival · Corti Fiction |
| 2021 | giu · Ischia Film Festival · Concorso Cortometraggi |
| 2021 | lug · Social World Film Festival · Focus Cortometraggi |
| 2021 | lug · Umbria Film Festival · Amarcorti |
| 2021 | giu · deadCENTER Film Festival · Live Action Short |
| 2021 | lug · River Film Festival · Sguardi Italiani |
| 2021 | mar · Glocal Film Festival · Spazio Piemonte |
| 2021 | mar · Tampere Film Festival · International Competition |
| 2020 | dic · Dorico International Film Fest · Finalissima |
| 2020 | nov · RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival · National Short Competition |
| 2020 | nov · Uluslararasi Izmir Kisa Film Festivali · International Panorama Film |
| 2020 | ott · Un Festival c'est Trop Court! - Nice Film Fest · Competition Europeenne |
Awards and nominations
- 2021 dic, Dorico International Film Fest: Premio Cgs Acec “Sentieri di Cinema” Premio Nie Wiem
- 2021 ott, Visioni Italiane - Officinema: Premio Pelliconi Migliore Film Visioni Italiani
- 2021 set, Job Film Days: Premio Migliore Cortometraggio
- 2021 ago, Lucania Film Festival: Premio Migliore Coppia Maschile Cortometraggi Internazionali ( Xu Chuantao ) Premio Migliore Coppia Maschile Cortometraggi Internazionali ( Zheng Naiqiao )
- 2021 mar, Glocal Film Festival: Premio O.D.S. Miglior attore protagonista ( Zheng Naiqiao )
- 2020 nov, RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival: Premio Migliore Corto Italiano