Before Leaving

Before leaving China to study abroad, Xiao Jun goes on a family trip to visit his grandparents after two years of separation. While everything seems to have surprisingly changed, Xiao Jun tries to reconnect with life around him and to finish the photography assignment about his family.

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Kunao Yan Yan

China

Chinese dialogue, with Arabic & English subtitle

International Short Film

17 minutes

2023 (Middle East Premiere)

18 Aug 2024

19 Aug 2024

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Kunao Yan Yan

Yan Kunao, a young filmmaker born in China, finished his bachelor majoring in screenwriting and now studies in Columbia University Film MFA Program. His works feature people’s relationship and one’s psychological as well as spiritual feeling in a subtle and authentic way. Affected by the director Edward Yang’s works, he started to change his style in a more modern and minimized way and try to explore the boundary of modern cinema.