China Week: ALL ABOUT ING

ALL ABOUT ING

China | 2019 | 1h 50m

Cantonese (with Chinese/English subtitles) (with English subtitles)

Awards:

• Winner of Grand Jury Prize - FIRST International Film Festival

U.S. Premiere

Synopsis:

Everything changes for the ING family when Weiming, the husband and father, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The mother, Muling, who is the main supporter has become more isolated, while the son, Yiming, is no longer certain about his future plans although he has been accepted to study abroad.  The conflicted family returns to Weiming’s hometown for the tomb-sweeping ritual, but his original mountain tomb has been replaced by a newly built hotel.

About the director:

HUANG Zi was born and raised in Guangzhou. He began shooting shorts when he was at college. He used to study at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. His short lm The City (2013) was selected to the Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers, the Across Asia Film Festival, Cagliari, the Beijing Independent Film Festival, among others. All About ING (2019) is his debut feature. The lm project was select- ed to Financing Forum at Xining FIRST International Film Festival in 2016. It was also the winner of Wanda WIP Lab Award at HAF 2018. It also won the Best Director Award at Pingyao WIP Lab in 2018.

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