2023 /  

WINNER

ETERNAL SPRING (長春)

Director & Producer: Jason Loftus,

 Jason Loftus, Masha Loftus, Yvan Pinard and Kevin Koo

Facing vilification of their banned faith in the Chinese state-run media, a soft-spoken engineer and a hulking grain worker hatch a plan to hijack the state TV airwaves. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars comics), is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening a violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving hijacker to have escaped China, now living in Seoul. Daxiong retraces the story through the collective memories of witnesses, bringing it to life through his art.

12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.

2022 |  

86 min

China | Korea | Canada | USA

Languages: Mandarin

AWARD:

Best Director

Type:

Doc Feature

Themes:

Human Rights, Creative Activism, Art