Happy Hour Karaoke
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Country/Region:
United States
Release Year: 2021
Release Year: 2021
Publish Date: 31 March 2023 00:00:00 UTC
Story:
A Jie came to the Karaoke owned by his father to spend Chinese new year eve. His father was always busy, so the Karaoke manager/body guard A Jian was sent to watch over him. He became friends with A Jian, who took him to several adventures. He also fell in love with a hostess girl Fang Fang, whom he later found out had an affair with his Father. The disillusionment didn’t crush his world, but definitely changed his view towards love, relationships, and life.
A Jie came to the Karaoke owned by his father to spend Chinese new year eve. His father was always busy, so the Karaoke manager/body guard A Jian was sent to watch over him. He became friends with A Jian, who took him to several adventures. He also fell in love with a hostess girl Fang Fang, whom he later found out had an affair with his Father. The disillusionment didn’t crush his world, but definitely changed his view towards love, relationships, and life.
Casts & Crews:
Solax Zhu
Directors
Runtime:
24
minutes
Language:
Mandarin, Chengdu Dialect
Subtitles:
Chinese, English
Festivals & Awards:
2021 LA Shorts International Film Festival, United States 2021 International Filmmaker Festival of New York, United States
2021 LA Shorts International Film Festival, United States 2021 International Filmmaker Festival of New York, United States
Tags:
#Childhood, #Coming of Age, #Karaoke
Director‘s Statement:
The film was inspired by my childhood experience. My father was running a karaoke, where I spent many New Years since we didn't meet often during the year. Nameless oil paintings and half naked sculptures were everywhere in the place. I usually sneaked out when my father didn't pay attention, and lingering in the space. The karaoke in its certain time and space had its unique flavor - eroticism, bickering, drunkenness and violence. Together with Renaissance sculptures and oil paintings, it formed a unique paradise for me. The film was an excavation and reproduction of my deepest memory, a journey of sincere self-reviewing. At the same time, the family problems it presented were not rare in China. I wanted to find out how to face life after experiencing the inevitable disillusionment through A Jie in the film.
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Solax Zhu
Director
