Experiencing Interruptions?

Heading South

8 years old girl Chasuna travels from her home on grassland to visit her father who lives in the
big city. However, during her father’s birthday party, she finds out he is married to a Chinese
woman. Chasuna has to learn how to accept her as part of the family.

  • Yuan Yuan
    Director
  • Yuan Yuan
    Writer
  • Yuan Yuan
    Producer
  • Fei Meng
    Producer
  • Mingjue Hu
    Producer
  • Fala Chen
    Key Cast
    "Step-mother"
  • Chasuna
    Key Cast
    "Chasuna"
  • Tongalag
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    雁南飞
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, family, children, Mongolia, NYU, Tisch School of the Arts
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Mongolia
  • Language:
    Chinese, Mongolian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - NYU Tisch School of the arts
  • Aspen Shortfest

    Best student short
  • Palm Springs

    Best Student U.S. Film
  • Flickers Rhode Island

    United States
    Grand Prize of International Vision Award
  • Hong Kong IFF

    Firebird Award Jury Prize
  • Odense IFF
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
    Winterthur
    Switzerland
  • AFI Fest
  • Hamptons IFF

    United States
    University Short Film Award
  • Chinese American FF

    United States
  • Cleveland FF
    Cleveland
    United States
  • Brussels ISFF
    Brussels
    Belgium
  • Rencontres audiovisuelles de Lille
    Lille
    France
Distribution Information
  • Shortcuts / Elise Notseck
    Distributor
    Country: France
Director Biography - Yuan Yuan

Yuan Yuan is a Chinese writer and director based in New York. She is currently a MFA student at New York University, where she is named as an Ang Lee Scholar and Spike Lee Film Production Fellow. After graduating from Shanghai Theatre Academy with a BA in directing, she began working in script development for Oscar-winning producer Bill Kong (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Lust, Caution). In 2017, Yuan entered grad school to follow her dream in storytelling.

Yuan’s short films have screened at many festivals worldwide, and won awards at DGA Student Film Award, Aspen ShortsFest, Palm Springs, Rhode Island, Hamptons, Hong Kong International Film Festival, and Cannes Lions Young Director Award, etc. Currently, Yuan Yuan is developing her first feature.

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Director Statement

"The story comes from my own experience when I was a kid. Like
many children of broken families, I have to transfer between two families after my parents’ got devoiced. So I hope to tell a story about this journey from the little girl’s perspective."