FLOATING MELON (浮果) dir. Roberto F. Canuto, Xu Xiaoxi
Country: China
Language: Mandarin
Format: Short Film (19 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
Language: Mandarin
Format: Short Film (19 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
FEATURED IN: THE MALE GAZE: NOCTURNAL INSTINCTS
Between the glittering skyscrapers and grimy back alleys of a bustling Chengdu, an anxious Xiao Cheng roams the night. A moment of drug-infused passion has gotten him into trouble - but in a place where hardline authorities are omnipresent, who can he turn to for help?
Roberto F. Canuto and Xiaoxi Xu's fascinating 'Floating Melon' takes the viewer into the little-seen underbelly of one of China's provincial new powerhouse cities, where on the surface much has changed, but the hustle and danger of the night remains the same.
Roberto F. Canuto and Xiaoxi Xu's fascinating 'Floating Melon' takes the viewer into the little-seen underbelly of one of China's provincial new powerhouse cities, where on the surface much has changed, but the hustle and danger of the night remains the same.
WRITTEN BY: Roberto F. Canuto, Xiaoxi Xu
CAST: Vincent Xi Chen, Celia Yinmeng Yu, Sirui Wen, Xu Xu
PRODUCED BY: Zhiwen Leng
CAST: Vincent Xi Chen, Celia Yinmeng Yu, Sirui Wen, Xu Xu
PRODUCED BY: Zhiwen Leng
ABOUT THE DIRECTORS
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Roberto Fernandez Canuto is a Spanish film director and screenwriter and is one of the first European directors to establish stable collaborations within the Chinese film industry. Xu Xiaoxi (徐小溪) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter who belongs to a new generation of filmmakers from China that were educated in the West. Together they opened a film production company in China, Almost Red Productions.
Films they have co-written and co-directed include 'Sunken Plum' (2017), 'Advent' (2016), 'Floating Melon' (2015), 'Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal' (2013), 'Desire Street (2011)' and 'Toto Forever' (2010). |