Love Will Tear Us Apart
United States, 17 mins
On a transcendental night, a nihilist young man grasps at the last chance to save his failing relationship from persistent poverty and frustration.
Writer/Director: Zhouanqi Liu
Producer: Hongwei Wu
Director of Photography: Michael Cong
Editor: Meredith Zhang
Composer: Emmanuel Schalit / Zhiming Guo / Jun Huang
Production Designer Zhouanqi Liu / Ke Liu / Emily Gao
Sound Design: Meredith Zhang
Voice: Tristan Sommer
PA: Zijian Wang/ Huixian Chen
Cast: Alex: Derek Jones, Gin: Emma Hall-Martin, Luke: Andrea Studinge
Contact: Zhouanqi Liu, zhouanqiliu@gmail.com
Virtual Screening
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Program B
Friday, May 12th at 7pm ET
About the Writer/Director
Zhouanqi is a director, screenwriter, production designer, and still photographer from Changsha, China. She is a visual storyteller who focuses on individual survival and destiny through poetic imagery. She holds degrees in MFA Directing concentration from Columbia University and BA in ScreenwritingBeijing Film Academy. Currently living in New York, with a base in Beijing.
About the Producer
Hongwei Wu is an international producer who was born and raised in Guangzhou, China, and now splits her time between China and New York as a Columbia University MFA Producing student. For Hongwei, creating art is a lifelong exploration, and she takes enormous pleasure in the collaborative creative process that making great international cinema requires.