Winner of the “Favourite Independent Film” category at the Guangzhou Student Film Festival in 2019. The Crossing follows Peipei, a schoolgirl who has taken to smuggling iPhones over the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border every day to earn money. The customs officials do not give her a second thought, due to of her school uniform and her innocent face, however, Peipei soon finds herself out of her depth.
Inspired by the stories of “Cross Border Children”, The Crossing is director Bai Xue’s breakout feature film and expertly uses realism to portray the films narrative. Bai Xue uses this to epitomise the struggles faced by teenagers in an ever changing and evolving China.
Post-screening Q&A with Bai Xue
Saturday, December 5 | Time: 13:00 – 14: 00 GMT
Bai Xue graduated of the prestigious Beijing Film Academy, she is recognised as a starlet of the next generation of Chinese filmmakers, before directing “The Crossing” Bai Xue also drew praise for directing short films. She won “Best New Director” Asian Film Critics Association Awards 2019.
The Q&A session will be chaired by Curtis Weir, limited space.
For details of the event, please go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-between-mainland-hong-kong-online-screening-of-the-crossing-qa-tickets-129096927385
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