Nǎi Nai
Before returning to his school aboard, 19-year-old Chí Chi is desperate to reconnect with his once-beloved grandmother. But, as he soon discovers, time has changed them both beyond recognition.
August 2024 | Coming of age | 5mins
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Written & Directed by: Peter Zheng
Executive Producer: Zheng Jiang
Consultant: Guo Zhiran
Produced by: Zhang Sen | Hou Jianan | Duan Yaqi | Zhang Sen | Liu Jinshu | Sang Yu
Edited by: Peter Zheng | Kuang Xiaowei
Director of Photography: Zhang Sen
1st AC: Hao Yakai
2nd AC: Fan Bin | Zhu Xiaoyuan
3rd AC: Li Jiaming | Wang Liang
Gaffer: Liu Chaoyue
Grip: Liu Saipeng | Wang Jinlei | Wei Tao | Guo Jifeng
Sound Mixer: Guo Hongjun
Production Design: Wang Aihua
Prop Master: Yang Yang
Prop Assitant: Li Dingli
CAST
Nǎi Nai: Shen Yun
Chí Chi: Pan Haotian
Young Chí Chi: Mao Chenxi
Shot on location in (Longguan) Ningbo, China.
"Those 'Remember when…' conversations often spark the loudest laughter, only to give way to the quietest reflections. Nostalgia connects us all, and reminds us of impermanence. In hindsight, a decade is merely a sequence of fragmented memories. What a gift it is to remember.
---Peter Zheng Director's Statement