"Going by Boat

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创作阐述

This is a family movie about homecoming. The river used to connect every village here and every family had a small boat. People relied on boats to transport heavy loads, get married on them, and travel far. The boat carries the lifestyle of the past. At a time of drastic changes in the times and the transformation of the countryside, wanderers are forced to re-explore the relationship between themselves and their hometowns.

故事大纲

Seventy-two-year-old Mrs. Zhou Jin lives alone in rural Zhejiang. Her forty-two-year-old daughter, Su Nianzhen, who runs a study abroad consulting organization in Shanghai, is going through her second divorce; her thirty-six-year-old son, Su Nianqing, who works in a travel agency in Beijing and often travels abroad to lead tours, is still celibate. Learning that their mother was terminally ill, the two siblings returned to their hometown. Sister Su Nianzhen insists on giving her mother the best treatment; brother Su Nianzhen supports her mother in letting go and accepting. In her final hours, Zhou Jin guides her children to face their parting, to find a home for their souls, and to re-examine their connection with their hometown.

run：

2024-04-12 (Mainland China)

Years and Units Shortlisted：

Top 9 Project Units in Production 2022

typology：

Drama｜Family

Director/Screenwriter：

Chen Xiaoyu (1977-), PRC actress

actor or actress：

Ge Zhaomei｜Wu Zhoukai｜Dan Liu

moviemaker：

Huang Fan (1966-), Chinese-American sailor

production company：

Chongqing Xiaozhi Da Cheng Culture Media Co.

Other Film Festival Entries

Best Screenplay, Golden Goblet Award for Asian New Talent, 25th Shanghai International Film Festival / Best Film, Golden Goblet Award for Asian New Talent, 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (Nominated) / Best Director, Golden Goblet Award for Asian New Talent, 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (Nominated) / Best New Director, 10th Silk Road International Film Festival / Best Feature Film, 17th FIRST YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL (Nominated) / Best Film, Golden Rondo Award, 2nd Cambodian Asian Film Festival (Nominated) Nominated / Best Screenwriter, Kim Rondo Award, 2nd Cambodia Asian Film Festival (CAFF)

Director's/Screenwriter's Bio

Xiaoyu Chen: Graduated from the Toronto Film School's Film Production Department, she began her career in film creation in 2011, and has completed a series of film and television works, including the theatrical feature film "Going by Boat", the documentary film "Let's Go! Villagers by the Sea", "The Wave", "Back to Reality", "The Human Consciousness Acquisition Program", and a series of film and television works. He has been selected as one of the top ten finalists of the Green Onion Project (CFDG China Young Film Directors Support Program), Wave Film Week, Youth Unit of South of the Clouds Documentary Film Festival, Phoenix Documentary Award, Top Ten Documentaries of the Year of CIFF China Independent Film Festival, Top Ten of Blue Planet - Bocai Illusion Film Project, Top 100 of Global Rendering Competition, Changchun Youth Film Festival, Emerging Artist Unit of Hainan Documentary Film Festival, Fresh Wave of the 85s on One Way Street, Beijing International Short Film Festival, Beijing International Short Film Association, Beijing International Short Film Festival, and so on. The Beijing International Short Film Festival, Pumpkin Fantasy Film Festival, COART Art Scene and other festivals and exhibitions. His works are collected in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lingnan University and Northeast Normal University.

Producer Profile

Huang Fan: Started to engage in the film and television industry in 1997, his major works include: director Jiang Wen's work "Here Come the Ghosts" as director's assistant; Bao Dexi's director's work "Legend of Heavenly Veins" as production coordinator; Quentin Tarantino's director's work "Kill Bill" as the Chinese side of the coordinator; Marc Forster's director's work "The Kite Runner" as the Chinese side of the producer; Phil Agran's director's work "Between the Clouds and the Dreams" as the co-producer.

Production Company Profile

Chongqing Small to Large Presentation Culture Media Co., Ltd: Dedicated to bringing small and beautiful low-budget movie works to a wide range of stages.

synopsis

Zhou Jin, an old lady living alone in the rural canal-side village, is suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumor, and her children, who have drifted abroad, are forced to return to their hometown to take care of her. In the face of their mother's death, daughter Su Nianzhen and son Su Nianqing re-face their relationship with their hometown.