23rd New York Asian Film Festival

July 12-28, 2024

Shorts Program 3: Ode to Youth

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World Premiere
一木林森 昨夜的火

After a young journalist vanishes along with her unfinished documentary in the winter of 2022, a group of survivors traces her shadow to the woods.

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, 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.

North American Premiere
一时一刻

An adolescent substitute goalkeeper reflects on a crucial game-changing moment. Before the fleeting glory eludes him, he wanders in-between memories, searching for a reason to be here and now.

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, 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.

North American Premiere
明天的派对

One winter in Xiamen, Jiang and Yu meet at a nightclub for the first time and dance away with wild abandon, basking in the afterglow of youthful exuberance, but a devious twist of fate awaits them.

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, 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.

North American Premiere
大象的形状

A hallucinatory, hand-crafted 2D animation about prepubescent years of repressed sexuality, Shape of the Elephant articulates the director’s ever-changing impression of the mystical elephant that accompanies him while growing up.

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, 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.

World Premiere
夏天和陈路

On the eve of her wedding, Lu is taken by surprise when an old flame arrives unannounced at her doorstep, with a plea for one last adventure: a daring journey across the China-North Korea border.

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, 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.

North American Premiere
夏日句点

In the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, a country boy decides to exhaust his savings on a stylish city haircut - a seemingly simple decision that leads to surprising results.

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, 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.

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.

Tuesday July 16, 3:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, 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.