Heading South | 雁南飞

2020 | Short Film | Drama | China/USA | 14 min

8 years old girl Chasuna travels from her home on grassland to visit her father who lives in the big city.

Awards

25th DGA Student Film Award - Grand Prize of Best Student Film
Hong Kong International Film Festival - Firebird Award Jury Prize
Cannes Lions Young Director Award - Gold Screen Short Film, and Student Film
Palm Springs ShortFest 2020 - Best Student U.S. Film
Aspen ShortsFest 2020 - Best Student Film
Rhode Island International Film Festival - International Vision Award
Hamptons International Film Festival - Student Film Award Winner
86358 Film Festival (Jia Zhang-ke Art Center) - Film Academy Award
DC Shorts Film Festival 2020 - Outstanding First Time Filmmaker
Little Wing Film Festival - Best International Film, Best Cinematography
New Era Film Festival 2020 - Best Acting
Filmschoolfest Munich, Germany - Best Screenplay
Fusion Film Festival 2020 - Best Short Film
The 1.4 Longlist, France - Short Film Gold Award
Mecal International Short Film Festival - Second Prize Winner
Seoul ​Guro International Kids Film Festival - Best Director
Setting Sun Film Festival 2022 - Best Female Filmmaker
Corti a Ponte 2022 - Best Fiction Short for Children and Teens
CINELIDO 2022 - Best International Short Film Award
Russian Indie Film Festival - Best Fiction, Best Director
Reggio Film Festival - International Jury Award
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Jury’s Statement

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The director delivers a very personal film inspired by her own childhood. This film of great mastery is made even more touching by its strong characters — a beautiful discovery!

— Aspen Shortsfest Jury - Carlos Aguilar, Pascale Faure, Marie Therese Guirgis

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For its elegant use of visual language to deftly convey emotion in every frame, paired with subtle performances and superb direction.

— Palm Springs International Film Festival Jury - Shali Dore, Victoria Rivera, Landon Zakheim

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The director demonstrates her ability to tell a moving story with permanent tension, which makes us reflect on nature and culture, through the eyes of a child.

— Hong Kong International Film Festival Jury - Derek Kwok-cheung Tsang, Cheng Yu-Chieh, Ana Isabel STRINDBERG

Official Selections

AFI Fest 2020, USA
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland
OFF Odense International Film Festival, Denmark
Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece
Denver Film Festival 2020, USA
Show Me Shorts Film Festival, New Zealand
Nashville Film Festival 2020, USA
San Diego Asian Film Festival, USA
Urbanworld Film Festival 2020, USA
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, India
Indy Shorts Film Festival 2020, USA
Diaspora Film Festival 2020, Korea
First Run Film Festival 2020, USA
Chinese American Film Festival, USA
Blue Danube Film Festival, Austria
Youth Image Film Festival, China
Lille International Short Film Festival, France
ALTER-NATIVE Film Festival, Romania
Best Of International Short Films Festival, France
Golden Harvest Awards, Taiwan
Ciné Festival en Pays de Fayence, France
Mosaic World Film Festival, USA
Lublin Film Festival, Poland
Bosphorus Intl' FF, Turkey
16 rue du Général-Dufour, Switzerland
festival Ciné-Jeune de l'Aisne, France
Corti a Ponte festival, Italy
Film Leben Festival 2022, Germany
Seattle Asian American Film Festival, USA

FlickerFest 2021, Australia
Cinequest Film Festival, USA
Atlanta Film Festival, USA
IFVA Awards (Hong Kong Arts Centre), HK
Golden Lotus Award, China
Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, USA
The Meihodo International Film Festival, Japan
BUFF Malmö Film Festival, Sweden
Athena Film Festival, USA
Singapore Chinese Film Festival, Singapore
CHAI. Chinesisches Filmfestival Leipzig, Germany
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA
Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Mexico
Lake Travis Film Festival, USA
Cinekid Festival, Netherlands
Seoul Yeongdeungpo SESIFF, Korea
Côte Bleue Short Films Festival, France
20minmax International Short Film Festival, Germany
International Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey
Chicago International Children Film Festival, USA
Kinoproba Film Festival, Russia
NOWNESS New Talent Awards, China
Festival Tous Courts of Aix-en-Provence, France
Regensburg film festival, Germany
Festival Court en Scène, France
Setting Sun FF, Australia
Cine Lido FF, Italy
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