The Canadian-Chinese director Yung Chang who is best known for his documentaries, such as “Up the Yangtze River”, “China Heavyweight” and “Fruit Hunters”, offers a short fictional account of a woman stuck in quarantine. The production, which was commissioned by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, is part of a series based off the book “Species of Spaces” by G. Perec.
The short film follows a woman (of sorts), a large puppet caught in an frozen sad appearance, and her daily struggles while in quarantine, most notably boredom. From eating the same meal everyday to the lack of toilet paper, the frightened figure stares longingly out the window everyday, caught in the hope of seeing a familiar face.
As soon as the short film opens, the first thing the audience is confronted with is the large papier-mache head of a forlorn and twisted female figure. The puppet made by Annie Katsura Rollins,...
The short film follows a woman (of sorts), a large puppet caught in an frozen sad appearance, and her daily struggles while in quarantine, most notably boredom. From eating the same meal everyday to the lack of toilet paper, the frightened figure stares longingly out the window everyday, caught in the hope of seeing a familiar face.
As soon as the short film opens, the first thing the audience is confronted with is the large papier-mache head of a forlorn and twisted female figure. The puppet made by Annie Katsura Rollins,...
- 5/14/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
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