Shorts II

Everything Near Becomes Distant
ZHU Yunyi, France 2022, 22 min. Mandarin and French with English subtitles, digital

Carrie
XIE Shuyun, China 2022, 22 min. Mandarin with English subtitles, digital, European Premiere

A Nap in Fluoroscopy Buses
LEI Lei, China 2022, 7 min. No dialogue, digital

Pink Mao
TANG Han, Germany 2020, 22 min. Mandarin with English subtitles, digital

In a world overwhelmed with visual stimuli, how do we truly see, speak, and listen? Words Beyond Sight presents four shorts that challenge our understanding of language, perception, and the everyday. Everything Near Becomes Distant follows a friend of the filmmaker grappling with blindness, rediscovering the world through touch and fading memories. Carrie delves into the complexities of desire and female identity, blending human-animal metaphors, while A Nap in Fluoroscopy Buses vividly portrays urban alienation without dialogue. Pink Mao uses Renminbi banknotes to reveal the paradox of representation. These films invite us to rethink how we navigate life, listen to the unspoken, and explore the connection between seeing, feeling, and communicating. (CL)

TANG Han is a Berlin-based visual artist and filmmaker who explores the micro-intricacies of everyday life and nature, using storytelling to examine representation and the interplay between the seen and spoken in various cultural contexts.