The Wind Flower (风花)
China/USA, 20m, 16mm
Two people imprisoned in adjacent Tang Dynasty rooms struggle to break free. As they escape, a truth is revealed about their identity.
Writer/Director: Yuxi Li
Co-Writer: Minami Goto
Producers: Luca Marcovici, Cilin Deng, Haichao Fang, Sipei Fang, Junyan Liu
Director of Photography: Felipe Vara de Rey
Editor: Johnson Cheng
Production Design: Yu-Ting Lin
Cast: Nicky Zou, Yifan Luo
Contact: Yuxi Li, redlotuspictures@gmail.com
About the Writer/Director
Yuxi Li is a graduate of the Directing program at Columbia University. She is an award-winning filmmaker from Xi’an, China. Her previous film, Tear of the Peony, premiered at 2016 Telluride Film Festival, ranked in Best of Fest at the 2017 Outfest, and was selected by many festivals across the world.
About the Co-Writer
Minami Goto is a Japanese filmmaker with aspirations to work on movies around the world currently pursuing a MFA degree at Columbia University in New York. Her most recent directed work, Breakers, has its premiere at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2018.
About the Producer
Luca Marcovici is a Columbia Producing student with a background studying law in the UK before moving to New York. The Wind Flower represents his final Columbia production. It is the most ambitious project he has worked on: blending genres, building a set and shot on film.
