ELECTRIC SHADOWS

Synopsis

From one of China's newest voices in cinema and new wave of young female directors comes this charming and heartwarming tale of a small town cinema and the lifelong influence it had on a young boy and young girl who grew up with the big screen in that small town...and years later meet by chance under unusual circumstances in Beijing.

Selected Festivals:
Marrakech FF - Jury Award
Deauville Asian FF - Lotus Premiere Award
Asian Festival of First Films Singapore - Best Director
Films from the South/Norway - Silver Mirror Award
Toronto IFF
Vancouver IFF
Rotterdam IFF

Year

2004

Duration

95 Mins

Genre

Drama, Women Directors

Country

China

Director

Xiao Jiang

XIAO JIANG was born in northern China in 1972, a few years after the most chaotic period of the Cultural Revolution. She performed in student dramas at university and then went on to join the Directing Class at the Beijing Film Academy. She graduated in 1995 and began working for television, making programs for China Central TV, Beijing TV and Phoenix TV. She went on to write and direct three TV films before joining China Film Group as a screenwriter. ELECTRIC SHADOWS is her debut feature as writer and director.

Cast

Ge Yaming
Guan Xiaotong
Jiang Shan
Jiang Yihong
Li Haibin
Liu yang
Niu Zhenhua
Qi Zhongyang
Wang Zhengjia
Xia Yu
Xia Yuqing
Zhang Haoqi
Zhang Yijing

Additional Credits

Executive Producer

Michael Shamberg

Production Executive

Huang Jianxin

Production Executive

Derek Yee Tung Sing

Screenplay

Xiao Jiang

Screenplay

Qingsong Cheng

Cinematographer

Yang Lun

Choreographer

Hong Chen

Art Director

Delin Fu

Production Manager

Zhengqiang Ma

Music

Zhao Lin

Sound

Zhe Li

Production Company

Dadi Century Limited