Step Into the River

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Step Into the River

Dans la rivière
Weijia Ma
Competition for the Audience Award Short Film 2020
Animated Film
China,
France
2020
15 minutes
Chinese
Subtitles: 
English

Lu and Wei live in a village in rural China. The young girls often go to the nearby river to play or fish with their fathers. The river has a special meaning for them because China’s one-child policy has led to some parents drowning their newborn daughters there. A poetic and touching animation in which Weijia Ma explores the consequences of this tragic chapter in the lives of many Chinese families.

Lina Dinkla

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Weijia Ma
Producer
Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty
Sound
Didier Falk
Score
Pablo Pico
Animation
Marion Chopin, Juanjuan Chen, Ziteng Qi, Kun Yu, Thilbault Dumoulin, Mathilde Poigniez, Jihua Zhu, Mengshi Fang, Joseph Roth, Emilie Pigeard, Le Van Ho, Yann Song, Alix Boiron Albrespy
Winner of: Silver Dove (Competition for the Audience Award Short Film)