Disappearing
China, 20m, Digital
Rong, a 9-year-old girl, tries to attract her parents' attention by creating chaos in the house. She starts to travel between reality and imaginary world when her actions increase. She makes a big decision after knowing her younger brother is going to be born.
Writer/Director: Ningxin Chen
Producer: Lu ka Wang
Director of Photography: Bocheng Wan
Editor: Ningxin Chen
Production Designer: Jie Cheng
Sound Design: Wenjie Wei
Cast: Xiwen Zhang, Ruibing Lin
Contact: Ningxin Chen, nc2702@columbia.edu
2021 Program A
Screening May 8, 2022 at 3pm
About the Writer/Director
Ningxin Chen, a Columbia University MFA Film Directing student in her 5th year, whose film focusing on women and kids, just finished her non-thesis Disappearing. She is planning her thesis film that will be about left-behind children. Her past short films have been selected to Cairo international film festival and several festivals. She will never stop the effort to explore in film.
About the Producer
Lu ka Wang is a Chinese filmmaker who holds an MFA degree from the Graduate Film program at Columbia University. She is currently working as part of the programming team at Hainan Island International Film Festival. As a producer, Lu Ka is devoted to making films that reveal universal but hidden truths, especially those about the confrontation between individuals and modern society. She has produced multiple short films and documentaries, and has also participated in several international film productions.
