23rd New York Asian Film Festival

July 12-28, 2024

Photo: Bohao Liu

When a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad

火箭发射时

At a basketball camp in the mountainous Liangshan region, 15-year-old Fang talks about her dreams. But life keeps pushing her into an indeterminate path: her phone falls into the water, the stairs are endless, and adults seem to decide her future. Meanwhile, the rocket launched from a nearby base carries her thoughts up, up, and away.

Director: Liu Bohao
Languages: Mandarin and Szechuan dialect with English subtitles
2023; 12 min.

SCHEDULE:

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm
Film at Lincoln Center

A mixture of fiction and non-fiction storytelling, these seven formally innovative short films offer unique perspectives on different facets of youth culture in China.