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Song of Dreams

Pan Chao and Yu Sheng are two campus singers quite well-known in Tsinghua University. Chao, as a recent graduate, who has given up the choices of pursuing a PhD and a job in the industry, chose to work for his passion. His junior fellow Sheng, a final year student, is also on the stage of deciding his career. In 2021, Chao broke into the final round of talent show in CCTV with seemingly prospectus future ahead. However unfortunately, he was criticizsed for choosing to be a singer as an excellent Tsinghua top graduate, and was suggested to quit the area. Meanwhile Sheng, who participated another music competition, was resigned due to criticism of being not professional in composing. After the failure, Chao struggled to maintain his life and persist his passion for music in his own fashion. On the other hand, Sheng chose to farewell to his beloved music by having his final special concert in the campus, after which he decided to go to work in a state-owned enterprise.

  • YiCheng Qian
    Director
  • Yitao Gao
    Writer
  • Yicheng Qian
    Producer
  • Chao Pan
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    有人在唱歌
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    200,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Communication University of Zhejiang
  • 中国纪录片大会
    Beijing
    China
    February 14, 2023
    全球首映
    展映作品
  • 第十四届海峡影视季
    Fujian
    中国
    September 15, 2022
    福建首映
    提名作品
  • 万有影力|青幕计划 第二届搜狐青年影像创作者大赛
    Beijing
    中国
    December 10, 2022
    北京首映
    年度导演奖 提名
  • Ekurhuleni International Film Festival-EIFF 22
    Ekurhuleni
    南非
    December 3, 2022
    南非首映
    提名作品
  • Black Cat Award International Film Festival

    多民族玻利维亚国
    November 23, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - YiCheng Qian

Qian Yicheng graduated from BA Film, Photography and Television (Concentrating on Television Programme Production), Communication University of Zhejiang. He then worked as a producer for several independent documentaries in Beijing, with active participation in the production of multiple long-hour documentaries. In May, 2022, he finalised his first personally-directed short-hour independent documentary called “Song of Dreams”.

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Director Statement

In China, a degree from Tsinghua University is a cutting-edge signal in terms of academic excellence and career advantage, which surely applies to Chao and Sheng. As exploring more of their stories, we found they are under some typical constraints in career selection, just like many other young people today. These constraints come from the commonly accepted social values, family-inherited morality, and their views of life. When Chao’s decision triggered heated debate, many people judged his choice only considering practical results but not his will. Nowadays, seeking benefit maximization has primarily dominated society's value system. As we can find, some people internalize it as their morality, and some choose to go with the stream, while someone, on the contrary, insists on the melody of their beliefs.