Special Screening

Where the Mountain Women Sing

Followed by Q&A w/ Director

Synopsis:

In a secluded snow village in Northeast China, villagers are preparing an ancient shamanic ritual. Arum, the village's respected elderly shaman, is set to choose her successor. Tianqing, a newly graduated film director, and Jian, a seasoned cinematographer, seek to film this rare cultural gem, hoping to win an Oscar. However Liu doesn’t respect Tianqing as a director and tries to make a move on her. One night, Liu sneaks into Arum's private quarters, crossing a line that deeply unsettles Tianqing. His actions culminate in an assault on Tianqing, threatening to destroy their footage unless she complies. Jian’s unauthorized filming of Arum precipitates leads him to a dark path. It turns out the matriarchal village transforms disrespectful men into reproduction tools. Faced with a moral dilemma, Tianqing has to make a decision.

Schedule

Nov 17, 2024 | 09:00 PM

Director

Juefang Zhang

Juefang is an Emmy-nominated producer and a Third-Culture film director, originally from China, raised in Singapore, and now based in LA. She specializes in Female-Centric Asian Thrillers and International Co-Productions. She started her career as Assistant Director for Jackie Chan. Her portfolio includes Oscar-shortlisted ‘HIDDEN LETTERS’, Emmy-nominated ‘WUHAN WUHAN’, ‘Where The Mountain Women Sing’ (Fantasia, Motelx 2024), ‘DETOUR’ (Golden Globe Snow Leopard Scholarship), and ‘FENNI’ (Ghent View). Her scripts ‘MOLLY BLING BLING’ and ‘FISHBONE’ were finalists at SFFILM Westridge and Sundance Development. Recently, her feature project ‘Where The Mountain Women Sing’ was selected into the Frontières Co-Production Market at Fantasia and APM at Busan.

Credits

Director:

Juefang Zhang

Producers:

Li Chen

Patrick Mao Huang

Kathleen I-Ying Lee

Cinematography:

Yichuan Huang

Editing:

Skylar Lin

Cast:

Fengxiu Guo

Chuqing Wang

Yiming Wang

Screenwriters:

Li Chen

Lee Shin-ji

Music:

Aldo Arechar

Juefang Zhang

Qing Xue

Juefang Zhang

15 min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama | 2024 | Hong Kong, US, Taiwan | Mandarin | English Subs

Screened before feature: If Only I Could Hibernate (Mongolia)

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