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This is a 30-minute short film about love. It's like regret, like relief, like reunion, and like farewell. His love is like a mist, passing by and disappearing into the dust.They missed each other when they were eighteen years old. And it was destined to be repaid in their lifetime.

  • WENJIE WAN
    Director
  • YUYANG KAN
    Director
  • YUYANG KAN
    Writer
  • WENJIE WAN
    Writer
  • YUYANG KAN
    Producer
  • XIAOFEI SHI
    Key Cast
    "FAN MENG"
  • YING WANG
    Key Cast
    "XIN WU"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    永不靠岸的小船
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    13,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Macao
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Macau University of Science and Technology
Director Biography - WENJIE WAN, YUYANG KAN

Kan Yuyang, born in Hefei, Anhui Province, enteredto Macau, China at the age of 18 to pursue her education at the Film School of Macao University of Science and Technology. Upon completing her senior year, Kan returned to her hometown in Hefei, Anhui Province to helm her maiden feature film, The Boat That Never Lands. Throughout her university years, she frequently took on roles as a producer and artist, and her films were recognized with the Best Director Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Macau Golden Spring Award.
Director Wenjie Wan was born in Anhui, China. At the age of 18, Wan went to Macau University of Science and Technology to study film. She was very passionate about film and television directing and post-production. She held several editing positions during school.

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Director Statement

This short film begins with Meng Fan returning to his hometown City Mang to celebrate the New Year and picking up a red sweater. It is told in two parts: "Meng Fan and his mother" and "Meng Fan and the blind date girl Wu Xin". Using linear narrative and parallel montage to narrate, from the perspective of an ordinary person who has been working outside for many years, he feels confused and helpless when faced with his mother's aging, his friend's marriage news, and his own memory of his first love. The blind date woman who appeared at this time aroused Meng Fan's interest, and there was a real emotional connection between the two. However, when they were preparing to elope, they also realized that they were each other's first love, but due to various reasons, their fates were intertwined, but they failed to get together in the end. The whole story is full of profound reflections on love, time and destiny.