Fata Morgana
United States, China
Short Fiction, Color, 2015, 20 min
Director: Amelie Wen
Screenplay:Amelie Wen, Jon Keng
Photographer: Jon Keng
Cast: Peiqi Liu, Mardy Ma
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Synopsis:
A Chinese couple must examine their relationship's fractures - and future - after they arrive in the United States to organize the funeral rites for their only child.
Amelie Wen
Born in Beijing, she studied at the American Film Institute, receiving the Bison fellowship for promising Chinese filmmakers. Her first short film HOME premiered at Los Angeles Film Festival 2015 and went to win Best International Short at Raindance Film Festival and Student Competition Award at Savannah Film Festival.