Swimming Together
Duration: 00:15:00
Country/Region:
Mainland China
Release Year:
Release Year:
Publish Date: 17 May 2024 00:00:00 UTC
Story:
As 2063 dawns, DING Xin grapples with the intricate and multifaceted tribulations of existence, fervently seeking a beacon of affection in the frigid and unknown new world that surrounds her. Overcome by a tempest of unmitigated desolation, she ultimately succumbs to her despair and casts herself into the abyss beneath the bridge. Yet in this very moment of vulnerability, she uncovers a covert revelation that her husband ZHANG Ran has kept hidden from her for four decades, and her recollections, frozen for so long, finally start to thaw and resurface from that fateful day forty years ago ......
As 2063 dawns, DING Xin grapples with the intricate and multifaceted tribulations of existence, fervently seeking a beacon of affection in the frigid and unknown new world that surrounds her. Overcome by a tempest of unmitigated desolation, she ultimately succumbs to her despair and casts herself into the abyss beneath the bridge. Yet in this very moment of vulnerability, she uncovers a covert revelation that her husband ZHANG Ran has kept hidden from her for four decades, and her recollections, frozen for so long, finally start to thaw and resurface from that fateful day forty years ago ......
Cast
Freechaos
Directors
Runtime :
15
minutes
Language :
Mandarin, English
Subtitles :
Chinese, English
Director‘s Statement
In the contemporary era of explosive technological and informational advancements, we are constantly bombarded with a barrage of new discoveries and innovations. Amidst our wonder and awe at the unprecedented transformations of the world, we are equally assailed by the pervasive societal unease brought about by the dazzling speed of technological evolution. It is my belief that the role of films should boldly confront this moment and communicate what shall endure in this continuous societal shift; and offer emotional support as a steadfast constant in a time of flux. And this constant to me, is love. Love alone has the power to transcend time and space, to surpass life and death, and to endure, unchanging, in our hearts, even as the oceans run dry.
The story begins in the year 2063, a time characterized by unrivaled vitality. A resurrected individual, whose consciousness is ensnared in the year 2023, appears to have been forsaken by the rapidly evolving world, and is tormented by her incapacity to adapt to her new life, the disjointed remnants of her personal relationships, the loved ones who have been irretrievably lost, and the psychological turmoil induced by her revival. As she reaches the point of resolving to take her own life, she finally uncovers the final act of tenderness that her husband had bequeathed to her.
In the process of creation, we embarked upon a quest to unearth intrinsic values and meanings, amidst the ever-shifting landscape, so as to impart a sense of faith to approach the future with optimism.
With this short film, we wish to endow those among us who are plagued by anxiety in their own struggles with the resilience and solace that is inherent in the power of love.
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Cast
Freechaos
Director
Story:
As 2063 dawns, DING Xin grapples with the intricate and multifaceted tribulations of existence, fervently seeking a beacon of affection in the frigid and unknown new world that surrounds her. Overcome by a tempest of unmitigated desolation, she ultimately succumbs to her despair and casts herself into the abyss beneath the bridge. Yet in this very moment of vulnerability, she uncovers a covert revelation that her husband ZHANG Ran has kept hidden from her for four decades, and her recollections, frozen for so long, finally start to thaw and resurface from that fateful day forty years ago ......