China 2022, 20 min, Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew & English subtitles

When the filmmaker tries to open up to his mother about his sexuality, she responds with an onslaught of shame and sorrow. This gentle film, interspersed with childhood memories and videos of tender family moments, shows just how difficult a task acceptance can be.

Previous Festivals: Sundance, Semaine de la Critique - Cannes 2022

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Shuli Huang is a writer-director and cinematographer born in Wenzhou, China.
His second short film, Will You Look At Me, was selected for the 61st edition of La Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2022.

Production, Script & Cinematography: Shuli Huang
Production Company: Exposed Pictures
Editing: Shuli Huang, Yang Yang
Sound Design: Nicolas Verhaeghe, Jingxi Guo
Music: Nicolas Verhaeghe

Source: Lights On