Six Short Animated Films from China

  China / Director: Chen Xi / 6+ (children and adults) / 60' / Silent Winter Solstice Before his death, a man briefly returns to his past. He recalls the most important moments of his life and his memories with his faithful wife. Rooster Clock A mischievous child is forced to remain in a young female teacher's office for separate and quiet instruction. Eventually, he decides to grow up as an obedient, good student. Bread Ration During the Cultural Revolution period in China, a disabled elderly man wants to exchange his hand-painted bottle with a soldier in return for a bread ration. Mahjong Men play Chinese dominoes in a Chinese-style pavilion. A woman stands quietly to the side, holding a bottle of liquor. Swallow Three women, three generations... A Chinese family deprived of love in the 1940s... Poem (2015) An elderly man searches for plum blossoms in the midst of a snowstorm during his journey. Film screenings are free of charge.