Private Project

South Ball North Ball

People from southern and northern countries in China have become friends through two niche sports, cricket and ice hockey, turning swords into plowshares.

  • Zhangxiang Fan
    Director
  • Shan Wang
    Writer
  • Shan Wang
    Producer
  • Jiayou Wang
    Assistant Director
  • Zhibin Jia
    Assistant Director
  • Yanbing Duan
    Production Manager
  • Xiaoni Ma
    Music Director
  • Lingyi Kong
    Music Director
  • Yushan Wang
    Cinematographers
  • Jingtong Wang
    Cinematographers
  • Yaoyao Xie
    Sound Recording & Lighting
  • Jingtian Tian
    Sound Recording & Lighting
  • Kunpeng Li
    Editing Supervisor
  • Zhibin Jia
    Postproduction Editing
  • Jingtong Wang
    Color Grading
  • Yiyou Huo
    Makeup Artist
  • Pan Xiao
    Script Supervisors
  • Yi Zhou
    Script Supervisors
  • Yiyou Huo
    Script Supervisors
  • Yaoyao Xie
    Script Supervisors
  • Yaoyao Xie
    Props
  • Christopher David Walsh
    Casting Director
  • Christopher David Walsh
    Key Cast
  • Stepan Malinin
    Key Cast
  • Ishfaq Ahmad
    Key Cast
  • Mir Ruhal
    Key Cast
  • Charly May Song
    Key Cast
  • Montgomery Walsh
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sports film, Drama
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 28, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China, Pakistan
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese, English, Russian, Urdu
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Xi’an Polytechnic University
Director Biography - Zhangxiang Fan

Fan Zhangxiang, a male native of Hunan, is currently studying in the TV Editing and Directing Department of Xi’an Polytechnic University. His works have won awards at the Sweden Film Awards and the Los Angeles Film Awards. As a director, he focuses on emotional depiction and atmosphere rendering, paying attention to the layout of details and the use of props. As a director of Generation Z, his works are deeply influenced by multicultural imagery, often focusing on the exploration of human nature and cultural integration.

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Director Statement

Can the friendship between Pakistani and Indian students in Chang'an withstand the test during the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan? When the Russia-Ukraine war led to the deterioration of relations between Russia and Western countries, how should Russian and Canadian coaches living in Chang'an get along with each other? The two sports of cricket in the southern hemisphere and ice hockey in the northern hemisphere have provided the answers.

Wang Shan, the producer and screenwriter of the film, once had the experiences of living, working and studying in southern and northern countries. She often thought about the problem of people's antagonism caused by wars and the deterioration of relations between countries. However, the relationship between people is both political and non-political. This film takes the two niche sports of cricket and ice hockey as the carriers, aiming to show the scenes of life-oriented and non-political interactions among people from opposing countries.