Just for a While
Program:
International Competition
Year:
2023
Country:
China
Genre:
Fiction
Duration:
21'
Zhou, who enjoys growing flowers and playing the accordion, living in the same nursing home as Hui Zhen in their golden years, who has never seen Epiphyllum oxypetalum before. Their intimate daily act of admiring flowers and listening to music together captivated the attention and igniting conversations among the elder residents in nursing home. As the day of Epiphyllum oxypetalum bloom approached, Zhou determined to fulfill his promise to Huizhen, setting out to invite her to witness this spectacle. The distance seemed short, but Zhou was struggling to reach destination.
Zongkun Hou
Director, screenwriter, and Executive Creative Director of Dentsu Creative Shanghai, graduated from Professional Development Program at Beijing Film Academy. With nearly 20 years of experience in advertising creativity, he has won numerous prestigious awards including Cannes Lions, One Show, New York Festivals, Spikes Asia, and LIA.
Currently, Zongkun Hou is attempting to apply his keen insight into human nature and his audiovisual expression skills to film creation, aiming to tell stories that are uniquely his own.
Filmography: Just for a While (2023)
Creative team
Director
Hou Zongkun
Screenplay
Hou Zongkun
Camera
Guo Wei
Editing
Huang Chao
Music
Liu Junhao
Producer
Yang Zhijun
Production
Beijing Film Academy
Cast
Qin Yaohua, Huang Bishou, Lin Shuiqing
Offline film schedule
27.10 |
17:45
Zhovten Cinema | Hegemon
28.10 |
13:00
Zhovten Cinema | Anschlag
