The Botanist
Spring Grants 2024 - Post-Production Stage
Yi JING / Feature Narrative / China, Qatar / 96 min / Original Language: Chinese, Kazakh / Interests: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Synopsis
In the valley villages of the northern border of Xinjiang, a lonely Kazakh boy named Arsin is obsessed with plants. Through his fascination with the plant world, he recounts memories of his nomadic family in contemporary times. By chance, he meets a Han girl named Meiyu, whose unpredictable character is like a seabed plant he has never seen before. As they spend time together, they develop a vague yet intimate affection for each other. Amidst the ambiguous changes in reality, their connection feels like a hallucinatory sleepwalk in the world of plants.
Credits
- Director
- Jing Yi
- Screenwriter
- Jing Yi
- Producer
- Shan Zuolong, QI Ai
- Production Company
- Monologue (Shanghai) Films Co., Ltd. Sichuan 28st. Film LLC.
About the Director
Jing Yi, born in 1994 and raised in Xinjiang, graduated from Beijing Film Academy. His first feature film project, 'The Botanist' (in Kazakh), was selected as one of the official projects for the Asian Project Market 2023 and won the New Horse Award. Additionally, it has received post-production funding from the Doha Film Institute Grants Programme for the 2024 Spring session. The film will be ready in the summer of 2024. He has previously written and directed several short films that often focus on the mental world of minority groups in contemporary China.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Zuolong SHAN
- Company:
- Monologue Films
- Phone:
- +8618667177226
- Email:
- zuolong@monologue.film