Private Project

Born to die on my way

A man lost in the city, carrying a blue bathtub, embarks on a journey home. Along the way, he encounters a similarly lonely and determined figure—a man bearing a tree, struggling toward the distant snow-capped mountains.On a desolate hillside, they meet briefly without a single word exchanged. Exhausted, the tree-bearer collapses, and the bathtub carrier silently keeps vigil until dawn. In the pale morning light, he makes a quiet decision, carrying the weight of silence as he moves on.Is this journey one of returning, or of escape? And what is calling from the depths of those snow-covered mountains?

  • Jia Xiang Kang
    Director
    Funeral of Grandpa Xia,Wild Chrysanthemum,Corner with Hope
  • Jia Xiang Kang
    Writer
    Funeral of Grandpa Xia,White Sheet,Wild Chrysanthemum
  • Jia Xiang Kang
    Producer
  • Jin Gao
    Key Cast
    "A man carrying a bathtub"
    Corner with Hope
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    向死而生在路上
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 11, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tabor film festival

    Croatia
    Selected
  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network

    United Kingdom
    Selected
  • Milano Indie Movie Awards

    Italy
    Best Cinematography，Best Drama
  • Sittannavasal International Film Festival

    India
    BEST ASIAN SHORT FILM
  • Cine Paris Film Festival

    France
    Best director, short film
  • Rohip International Film Festival

    India
    BEST ASIAN SHORT FILM
  • Courtyard Independent Film Festival

    Italy
    Semi-Finalist
  • Buffalo Roots Film Festival

    Italy
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Jia Xiang Kang

Kang Jiaxiang, of Mongolian ethnicity, was born on June 24, 1969. In his youth, he moved with his parents from Beijing to Shanxi. He later studied photography at Shanxi Media College, and in the late 1990s, returned to Beijing to work as a still photographer for television dramas. After 2000, he settled in Shenzhen, where he became involved in independent documentary filmmaking and advertising. Over the past two decades, he has created several outstanding films as an independent producer, director, and screenwriter, receiving recognition with numerous domestic and international awards. His motto: Embrace the uncertainties of life.

Funeral of Grandpa Xia
Short film unit of the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival(2010)

White Sheet
Shenzhen Fringe Festival (2013)

Wild Chrysanthemum
Vancouver ChineseFilm Festival (2019)
(NVIFF AWARDS)(2019)
BEST ASIANFEATUREFILM>
Best Actress
Best producer
Best Director
MADRID International Film Festival (2019)

The smell of memory
EAST Europe International Film Festival (2019)

Best Original Screenplay of a Short Foreign Language Film
Best Cinematography in a foreign Language Film

Corner with Hope
Film Fest International Rome (2022)

Best Foreign Language Feature Film
Best Foreign Language Film Director
Best Actor in Foreign Language Film
Best Original Drama
Best Foreign Language Film Editing

Film Fest International Paris(2022)
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Actor
Best Director

Winner of the 6th Pingyao International Film Exhibition - Developing Unit

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