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The Memo

備忘錄

Indonesian Premiere

30 minutes | 2023 | China | Documentary | 🔊 Chinese | English Sub. | 13+

Synopsis
Sinopsis

This is a video diary of the surreal lockdown made by the filmmaker couple trapped in a small, rented apartment in Shanghai. In the face of endless madness, the camera gradually breaks free from the window and observes a vast social isolation unprecedented in the country’s history.

Schedule
Jadwal

XXI Studio 2 | Dec 5, 2024 | 12:00 WIB
XXI Studio 2 | Dec 6, 2024 | 15:15 WIB

Director's Biography

Biografi Sutradara

Chen Sisi, Yang Xiao (Badlands Film Group)

Chen Sisi, Yang Xiao (Badlands Film Group)

Yang Xiao and Chen Sisi founded Badlands Film Group as a doc duo. Their works focus on the activities and memories of marginalized communities, striving to explore the aesthetics of resistance behind them. For example, THE MEMO documents the video activism of migrant laborers during the Shanghai lockdown period, while THE MOUNTAINS SINGS focuses on the tradition of improvised singing by Zhuang people amid ecological changes.

Cast & Crew

Kru & Pemain

Production Company Badlands Moving Image

Producer Chen Sisi, Yang Xiao

Main Cast Chen Sisi, Yang Xiao

Scriptwriter Chen Sisi, Yang Xiao

Cinematographer Chen Sisi, Yang Xiao

Editor Chen Sisi, Yang Xiao

Notable Achievement

  • Best Documentary Short Film – Taiwan Golden Horse Award, Taiwan. 2023
  • Youth Jury Award – Liberation DocFest, Bangladesh. 2023
  • Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany. 2023

Filmography

  • THE MOUNTAINS SING (2021)

Contact

badlandsimage@gmail.com (CHEN Sisi)