Blue Gloves

When a father tries to get his daughter to put on a pair of blue gloves, he fails to notice that she already has her own. Despite his deep love and attention for his daughter, why is it that he never sees her own pair of blue gloves?

  • Yue Xia
    Director
  • Yue Xia
    Writer
  • Jing Kong
    Producer
  • Shimiao Zhen
    Art director
  • Shimiao Zhen
    Sound designer
  • Yue Xia
    Editor
  • Lantao Liu
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 19, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Sydney
Director Biography - Yue Xia

Yue Xia is an emerging Chinese film filmmaker who graduated with a master's degree in Film and Screen Arts from the University of Sydney. She is dedicated to shooting documentary films on humanistic subjects and narrative short films with a realistic style. Rather than exploring film techniques, she is more interested in telling compelling stories and excels at uncovering the emotional needs and values pursued by different social groups.

Her directorial works include the consumerism documentaries "Ling Kao" and "The Rebirth of Her Old Clothes," which respectively focus on elderly groups in Shanghai, China, who still adhere to traditional consumption methods, and female groups in Sydney, Australia, who have long been purchasing second-hand clothes. These documentaries showcase the attitudes towards consumerism represented by these groups.

Her short films "Struggle" and the master's final project "Blue Gloves" focus on subtle conflicts within families, revealing the pain experienced by family members under the guise of relationships based on love.

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Director Statement

As a cherished only child from a happy nuclear family, I basked in my parents' love, feeling no inclination towards creating within the family theme, as it was my tranquil harbor. However, after graduating from my undergraduate studies, I gradually realized that my happiness was being eroded. While my parents still deeply loved me, their expectations took a starkly different turn. They began to mold me with societal standards, attempting to hinder my exploration of my true self. Rather than seeking to understand and accept me, they sought to change and control me. It seemed as though they loved their daughter but not me as an individual.

This shift in our relationship catalyzed a significant transformation in my personality and perspective. I began to progressively focus on and empathize with the struggles individuals faced within family relationship, recognizing the importance of this narrative realm.

In "Blue Gloves," I employed a realistic narrative style to unveil this familial trauma. There are no intense arguments or dramatic plot twists; I handled it as mundanely as possible, depicting what seemed like just an ordinary day in life. The more ordinary it appeared, the more helpless it made one feel. This encapsulates the essence of the enduring pain that family relationship struggles bring to most individuals. Simultaneously, I infused a poetic style, projecting an idealized parent-child state through a friendship relationship, providing the audience with an emotional outlet.