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Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget.
Chen Sheng goes off in search of his nephew who has been abandoned by his father. Along the way, he encounters numerous people from his past and also those from his future.
An abandoned cat embarks on a journey to discover the most precious thing in the world.
While studying in college, Bi Gan finished his first work Nanfang in 2010.
Zhang Yinglong, who had been working alone in Beijing, returned to his hometown to visit relatives and learned that due to logging and coal mining, the environment in his hometown had deteriorated from once being a place of abundant water and grass to now being covered in yellow sand. Despite the opposition of his relatives, he resigned from his job as a deputy general manager and sold his house to return to his hometown to fight the desert. After experiencing difficulties and perseverance, he has now become a "national model worker" with green trees lining the streets.
The student debut from Bi Gan, a story about three men, their pasts and their fates. Bi Gan intentionally disowned and suppressed the film, refusing to allow it to be commercially released or circulated, subsequently establishing his critically acclaimed 2015 film Kaili Blues as his official feature debut. Since Bi Gan decided to bury Tiger, it has essentially become a piece of lost media.
From the music of French composer Evgueni Galperine, Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan crafts a story that harkens back to the phantom rides of yore as he constructs a visual poem befitting the propulsive composition. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.
A gangster ends up making a mistake that causes every gun on both sides of the law to point at him. While on the run, he comes across a mysterious woman who might get him out of trouble or make things worse.
Yang Guo, a girl who lives with her aunt's house, is in a dilemma after witnessing an accident by her friend. In the summer when she was constantly struggling to escape from the small city, the girl gradually gained the vague consciousness of a woman, learned to face life, face herself, and grow up.