Walls

Having been supporting her family in China alone for decades, the dry-cleaning shop owner meets a new customer, who liberates her from the lonely and colourless life in this foreign land. As a loyal wife who has been sticking to her family responsibilities, she sows doubt in her belief...

  • Jing Zhao
    Director
  • JING ZHAO
    Writer
  • Fenfen Huang
    Key Cast
    Operation Red Sea
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 17, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English, Mandarin Chinese, Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - London film school
  • nara international film festival
    nara
    Japan
    September 15, 2022
    Japan premiere
Director Biography - Jing Zhao

Jing Zhao (b. 1997) is a Director and writer from China, currently studying MA in Filmmaking at London Film School. Based on her academic background in psychology and her own life experiences, she is dedicated to creating three-dimensional female characters and showing their struggles in intimate relationships. Multicultural conflict is also a frequent theme in her films.

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Director Statement

The protagonist in this film is based on a real person in my life, who is a first-generation Chinese migrant worker, running a dry-cleaning shop in London on her own. She is a warm and enthusiastic person from the first time I met her, however, when we talked about her family and her life in London, she always deliberately made up some obvious lies and kept repeating the phrase “All good. I have a perfect family. And we love each other so much” Her self-concealment, however, inspired me and made me more curious about her personal life. I cannot help wondering what kind of relationship she has with her child and her husband. What does family mean to her? Since I could not find the answers directly from her, I got down to doing a lot of research about this community and drafting a story about her.