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Memoir of circumstantial dreams

After the epidemic of COVID-19, Wang Li was dismissed. One night, Wang Li jumped into the river and, on the brink of death, began a memoir of life to reconcile with her daughter, which was also her own reconciliation.

  • Zhenghao Gu
    Director
  • Zhenghao Gu
    Writer
  • Minhao Jin
    Producer
  • Shaohan Song
    Production Director
  • Hao Lin
    Director of Photography
  • Ling Sun
    Key Cast
    "Wang Li"
  • Kaiyue Luan
    Key Cast
    "Wang Hui"
  • Guanghui Chen
    Key Cast
    "Chen Li"
  • Cheng Wang
    Key Cast
  • Wenkun Song
    Production Designer
  • Zun Zhang
    Gaffer
  • Ziqi Guo
    Makeup
  • He Su
    Boom Operator
  • Ziyi Fan
    Clapper
  • Yichi Sun
    Craft Service
  • Zhenghao Gu
    Editor
  • Zhenghao Gu
    Colorist
  • Zhenghao Gu
    Music
  • Ruijing Li
    Montage Director
  • Yuang Zhang
    Assistant Camera
  • Wenqi Fan
    Site Producer
  • Yifan Wang
    Best Boy
  • Yongming Liu
    Driver
  • Tianzhen Xin
    Sound Assistant
  • Jiahui Cui
    Equipment
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    折叠递归的梦境
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 10, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, SONY FX6
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9/4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Nanjing Foreign Language School
Director Biography - Zhenghao Gu

Sixteen years old now. A student in Senior 2, Nanjing Foriegn Language School. Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

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Director Statement

这部片子的灵感来自于很早,大约两年前。当时写的版本不是这样,因为这两年发生了太多事,所以我添加了很多现实元素,同时保留了许多超现实元素。如你所见,片子的背景是疫情后的经济下滑,这是很多普通人所面对的问题,我想把它放在作品里表达出来。除此之外,片名也特别有意思。中文名字叫“折叠递归的梦境”,“递归”是一个计算机术语,在王丽的梦里,回忆一环套一环,而“折叠”有二维事物变成三维的感受,像是把一张纸折叠起来,用笔穿透两层,将首尾连接起来,最后回到了现实。英文名字有所改动,这个名字更加贴切影片内容,濒死的瞬间更像是回忆录。
The inspiration for this film comes from about two years ago. The version I wrote at that time was not like this, because too many things have happened in the past two years, so I added some realistic elements while retaining many surreal elements. As you can see, the background of the film is the economic downturn after the epidemic, which is a problem faced by many ordinary people. I want to express it in the work. In addition, the title of the film is also particularly interesting. The Chinese name is "Folding Recursive Dreams". "Recursion" is a computer term. In Wang Li's dream, memories are wrapped up one by one, while "folding" has the feeling of two-dimensional things becoming three-dimensional, like folding a piece of paper, penetrating two layers with a pen, connecting the beginning and end, and finally returning to reality. The English name has been slightly changed to make it more relevant to the content of the film, for the moment of dying is more like a memoir.