Odyssey 2024 Presents: Women with a Movie Camera

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

Through a delicate and discerning female gaze, six short films by women directors, each with a story to tell.

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

PROGRAMME (6 shorts)

IN COMPETITION

Girl of Wind 吹夢無蹤 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. YUEN Nan-Hsi | 2023 | China | 37m

She said that she never had any big dreams before, but now she wants to become the best documentary director in sign language - the contemporary portrait of youth woven from the life journeys of a deaf girl who climbs skyscrapers alone and the director who met her by chance. 

Secret of Forking Paths 小徑分岔的果園 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. YANG Xin-Yi | 2024 | The Region of Taiwan | 10m

A pineapple buried in the garden of forking paths becomes the container that connects the intertwined fates of three generations of women in the absence of a father.

Sunflower Girl 葵花女

Dir. Holly M. Kaplan | 2023 | USA | 14m

The undelivered lunchbox is a Chinese-American girl’s struggle between the pull of youthful longing and the weight of family duty.

OUT OF COMPETITION 

Happy Valentine's 她的故事 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. LEE Yile | 2023 | The Region of Taiwan | 13m

A girl remains silent while her friend talks non-stop during their unexpected encounter in a restaurant.

When It Rains大雨無久落 (UK PREMIERE)

Dir. LIANG Chun-Chieh | 2022 | The Region of Taiwan | 15m

A hidden longing for the father drifts into a dream on a rainy night.

A Son, The Sun 當太陽昇起

The tragedy of a family during China's One-Child Policy era.

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