The Birthday Banquet (2022)
In a nameless Chinese town, a rural parade escorts a family on a dark country road. Birthday cake and death knell blend into one, and the border between celebration and funeral vanishes: the frenzied ceremony gradually leads the ghostly family to an unknown land.
The Birthday Banquet （家宴），2022，9’08’’
Director / Writer: Cai Hongbo
Starring: Hong Jindong, Cai Wenjin, Hong Yijie, Jian Zhijing, Zhang Meirong, Cai Hongbo, Chen Linxi, Zhang Zhichen, and Chen Kerun
Co-Writer: Qiu Zhongling
Camera: Hanbo Yang, Yangfan Luo
Film Editor: Yangfan Luo
Sound: Tianfang Jia, Linxi Chen
Composer: Tianfang Jia
Decors: Victoria Gong
Official Selection:
Beijing International Short Film Festival (BISFF), 2022
“Short Film Market Picks”, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, 2022
The film is now given distribution rights to Giloo, a streaming platform in Taiwan, and is available for Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) or Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD).
For the film’s Chinese Version: click here
For the film’s International Version: click here