Talking to the River

Yue Pan

Quinzaine 2023 | Short film | 29 min | China, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |

World premiere

A young Chinese boy lives with his grandparents in a remote river-side village, where he spends his time playing and dreaming. When he learns that his absent mother is expecting a second child, he begins to sleepwalk. Played by a magnetic young actor, the film is a rite of passage that invokes both water and fire.

Artistic & technical sheet

With

Juntao Tou (Kai), Kaixin Ma (Jie)

screenplay
Yue Pan

photography
Xin Xie

sound
Anru Li / Lu Lu

production design
Ziyan Gao

editing
Yue Pan

music
Au Chin Yuk

production
London Film School (UK)
+44 20 7836 9642
a.yael@lfs.org.uk
Pengfei Lyu

coproduction
Yue Pan
Junru Yang

Yue Pan was born in Zhejiang, China in 1997. After completing a double major in literature and communication at Shenzhen University, she learned filmmaking at the London Film School, where she devoted herself to screenwriting, directing and cinematography.

Talking to the River

Yue Pan

Artistic & technical sheet

Album Talking to the River