[Goldfish] — A Visual & Sonic Study
Format: One-shot / 210-second Evolving Long Take
Directed & Staged by: Xueni Yang
Cinematography by: May Yi Then
Sound & Original Music by: Patrik Herman
Text: "A Smile to Remember" by Charles Bukowski
This study is a 3.5-minute exploration of visual and sonic textures, aiming to deconstruct the emotional layers of domestic trauma. The challenge was to interpret a highly explicit text through a restrained and evolving visual language.
By employing a continuous long-take, the cinematography by May Yi Then choreographs a transition from a guarded, profile-view silence to an inescapable, front-on vulnerability. Against a non-linear soundscape by Patrik Herman, the work seeks to balance the aggression of the spoken word with a slow, suffocating intimacy—culminating in a period of weighted silence that serves as the final, visceral resolution.
The Last Day of July (in development)
After years of pursuing her dream alone in Prague, Yun reunites with her boyfriend, expecting to rekindle their love. Over the course of the longest day of the year, subtle differences between them begin to surface, leading her to confront a truth she can no longer ignore.
Semi-finalist at BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Fir (2024)
Narrative | 20' 51'' | CN, CZ, EN
When a lonely girl encounters a lost foreign young man, she finds the missing sense of belonging over the shared doubts about their homes.
Nomination for the Best Student Film Award at Czech Lion Awards (ČFTA)
Semi-Finalist at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at Reel Sisters of the Diaspora 2024
Official Selection at B3 Film of Moving Image 2024
Hush (2022)
Coming of Age, Drama, Dance | 15' 00'' | EN
In order to master the solo in the repertory, a young standby dancer decides to learn from the top dancer who is isolated by other members. Eventually, she has to take the risk of losing her friends and chooses a side.
Semi-Finalist at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (2022).
Official Selection of the NEXXT Competition in the FEST - New Directors New Films Festival (2022)
