Lili Alone
China, Hong Kong, Singapore / Fiction / 22’ / HD / Color / 2021
Lili, a young mother, lives with her gambler husband in a remote part of Sichuan. Lonely and poor, she heads for the city in a bid to earn enough money to save her dying father.
Director: Zou Jing
Script: Zou Jing
Director of Photography: Liang Zi
Producer: Wang Yang, Qiu Yang
Editing: Hsu Yen Ching
Sound: Mo Huijia
Cast: Huang Lili, Hu Ling, Yu Shixue, Zhong Ling, Chen Zhihang, Zhang Ziquan
CV
ZOU Jing, born in 1984, she is a Chinese director and writer based out of Shanghai and Los Angeles. Jing came from literature background but she found her calling when she began working at Shanghai International TV station as a director/editor on documentaries.
Filmography
Lili Alone - 2021
Festivals Attended
Cannes Semaine de la Critique
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Concorto Film Festival
Batumi International Art House Film Festival
Tirana International Film Festival
Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival
Awards
Cannes Semaine de la Critique 2021 - Leitz Cine Discovery Prize
Melbourne International Film Festival 2021 - MIFF Award for Best Fiction Short Film
Batumi International Art House Film Festival 2021- Special Mention