A Summer’s End Poem

Short Film/ China/15 min/2024

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Director: Lam Can-zhao

Screenwriter: Lam Can-zhao

Cinematographer: Pan Wenhua

Production: Lam Can-zhao

Music Composer: Mu Qingfeng

Production Design: Li Ji

Cast: Cai Jingbo

Synopsis:

In a village near the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, a boy has spent the summer with his grandfather. As the last day of the holidays approaches, he gathers his hard-earned savings to fulfil a dream: he has long yearned for a city hairstyle. But the gap between expectation and reality is large.

Director’s biography:

Lam Can-zhao born in China in 1994, he made his directorial debut at the age of 20 with the low-budget feature film The Dog. In 2023, he produced, wrote and edited the short film A Bright Sunny Day which was selected for La Cinef at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. His films have screened in over 300 festivals worldwide including Visions du Réel, Los Angeles Asian Pacific FF, Jeonju IFF, Shanghai IFF, Beijing IFF, Moscow IFF, Durban IFF, Les Rencontres d’Arles and DocAviv.

Filmography: The Dog (2015); The Day Before Chinese New Year (2016); Animal World (2018); War for Keyboard Warriors (2019).