Odyssey 2024 Presents: From Here to There

A curated shorts collection from Odyssey 2024's IN COMPETITION and OUT OF COMPETITION strands. 

In the journey of bodies through time and space, witness how people and things flow as they aspire to reach the other side.

Intro by Odyssey 2024 Co-Lead Curators, Chris Lau & Qi Wu.

PROGRAMME (8 shorts)

IN COMPETITION

Chef Peng 彭師傅

Dir. Fabia Martin, Freddie Martin | 2020 | UK | 8m

A glimpse into five decades of advancing Chinese cuisine in the UK, Chef Peng’s kitchen philosophy is: Cooking must be done from the heart.

The Unseen 在看不見的地方 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. WEN Dao | 2023 | China | 16m

Homeless children in a Chinese city look for food and shelter as two siblings hope to reunite with their mother who abandoned them.

A River Stifled 凌汛 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. BU Jingwei | 2024 | China | 17m

A young man just released from a prison in northeast China dines with his father and encounters a girl who aspires to be an online influencer. 

Asubha 不淨觀 (EUROPEAN PREMIERE)

Dir. ZHAO Ruimin | 2023 | China | 26m

A young man in China’s Yunnan province, near the border with Myanmar, struggles to get himself an identity document.

Dimming 餘光 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. Jack KUEI | 2023 | The Region of Taiwan | 9m

In a night market in Taiwan, a vendor’s personal problems are revealed with the sudden arrival of a woman and her child.

OUT OF COMPETITION

Think of You 旺來 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. LIN Cheng-Sun | 2024 | The Region of Taiwan | 12m

A mentally-challenged young man is taken by his brother to Taipei for a job opportunity. He hopes to gain good fortune by taking a pineapple with him.

When Would I Reach It 山上風景 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. CHENG Zihao | 2024 | China | 15m

Returning to his long-lost hometown for the dream of a snowy mountain, Yihui finds himself held back by his lost trekking poles, yet this leads him to complete a true journey.

Between Brothers 兄弟之間 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. HSIEH Hui-Ching | 2022 | The Region of Taiwan | 15m

Living with his financially-struggling older brother amidst COVID, the protagonist in this short cannot help but wonder whether his brother is a helping hand or a damn nuisance.

ABOUT ODYSSEY

Odyssey 2024 will take place between 16 September and 16 October across the UK and online, focusing on the theme of “Food and Travel”. Now in its 4th edition, Odyssey is the biggest film festival in the UK in conversation with Greater China and Chinese communities worldwide via a specific theme each year. Odyssey is presented by NGO UK-China Film Collab