Private Project

MONSTER CITY

This independent crime short film is made by LO-TIEN LI, a Taiwanese student who studies in the Director Department of Beijing Film Academy. This film describes that Zhang Bing, a college student of journalism, got a video of a crime by chance, and during the investigation, he gradually found his deepest desires.

  • LI LO-TIEN
    Director
  • LI LO-TIEN
    Writer
  • Lee enjoy
    Key Cast
    "Zhan Bing"
  • Tang Si Ting
    Key Cast
    "wang's wafe"
  • Liu Dapeng
    Photography
  • Gong morning
    Recording
  • Rao Pengcheng
    Original Music/Composer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    幻獸城
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Black movie, Crime film, Noir-film
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    150,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - LI LO-TIEN

LO-TIEN LI was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 4, 1986. He graduated from the Department of Radio, Television and Film of Shin Hsin University and received his Bachelor’s Degree. He graduated from the Screenwriting Department of Beijing Film Academy and received the Master’s Degree. He is a PhD student of the Director Department of Beijing Film Academy. He began to publish novels and short films on magazines and TV during his college years. His short film works include The Afternoon of June and Loss of Temperature, etc.

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Director Statement

It is a black film that describes the interplay among city, collective environment and individual’s feeling. Instead of criticizing the society, it focuses more on self-criticism. When creating this role, I unconsciously modeled it after myself. There was also a beast living in my heart and it was finally awakened. Today, after completing this film, I feel that I have atoned for my sin and got relieved because I finally demonstrated sins in my heart.