Present.Perfect.

完美現在時

2019 | USA, Hong Kong SAR China | Documentary | 124 min | B&W | Mandarin | Trailer

Director & Editor: Shengze Zhu | Producer: Zhengfan Yang | Co-producer: Yang Wang | Re-recording Mixer: Aymeric Dupas | Colorist: Yov Moor

 

SYNOPSIS

Weaving together footage filmed and broadcasted by little-known Chinese live-streaming anchors, who struggle with real-life face-to-face social interaction because of their identity, disability and social-economic status, this cinematic collage explores how individuals satisfy their cravings for human connection through virtual togetherness, and how these virtual relationships challenge standard definitions of companionship.

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  • International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2019) - Tiger Award

  • Cinema Eye Honors (USA, 2020) - Spotlight Award

  • RIDM Montreal International Documentary Festival (Canada, 2019) - Grand Prize for Best International Feature

  • Dokufest (Kosovo, 2019) - Best International Feature Dox Award

  • Cinéma du Réel (France, 2019) - Special Mention for Young Jury Award

  • Indie Lisboa (Portugal, 2019) - Universities Award

  • Split Film Festival (Croatia, 2019) - Grand Prix

  • FICUNAM (Mexico, 2019) - Special Mention for Best Film

  • Belfast Film Festival (Ireland, 2019) - Special Mention for Maysles’ Brothers Award

  • New Directors/New Films @ Lincoln Center & MoMA (USA, 2019)

  • Jeonju International Film Festival (South Korea, 2019)

  • Moscow International Film Festival (Russia, 2019)

  • Frames of Representation @ Institute of Contemporary Art London (UK, 2019) - Closing Night Film

  • Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece, 2019)

  • International Film Festival of Uruguay (Uruguay, 2019)

  • Flatpack Festival (UK, 2019)

  • Singapore International Festival of Arts (Singapore, 2019)

  • Olhar de Cinema (Brazil, 2019)

  • Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist (Ukraine, 2019)

  • Sydney Film Festival (Australia, 2019)

  • Taipei Film Festival (Taiwan, 2019)

  • Filmfest München (Germany, 2019)

  • Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia, 2019)

  • Moscow International Experimental Film Festival (Russia, 2019)

  • Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia, 2019)

  • New Horizon International Film Festival (Poland, 2019)

  • Macao International Documentary Film Festival (Macao, 2019)

  • Kranjska Gora International Film festival (Slovenia, 2019)

  • Message to Man International Film Festival (Russia, 2019)

  • Vladivostok International Film Festival Pacific Meridan (Russia, 2019)

  • Almaty International Film Festival (Kazakhstan, 2019)

  • Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada, 2019)

  • Film Festival Cologne (Germany, 2019)

  • Bogota International Film Festival (Columbia, 2019)

  • Film Fest Gent (Belgium, 2019)

  • Chicago International Film Festival (USA, 2019)

  • Seminci Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain, 2019)

  • Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (Czech Republic, 2019)

  • Document Film Festival at Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow (UK, 2019)

  • Viennale International Film Festival (Austria, 2019)

  • Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (Hong Kong, 2019)

  • AFI Fest @ American Film Institute (USA, 2019)

  • Mar del Plata International Film Festival (Argentina, 2019)

  • Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote (Spain, 2019)

  • Tromsø International Film Festival (Norway, 2020)

  • Festival Allers-Retours in Paris (France, 2020)

  • Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden, 2020)

  • Transmediale Festival for Art and Digital Culture Berlin (Germany, 2020)

  • CHAI Film Festival (Germany, 2020)

  • Portland International Film Festival (USA, 2020)

  • Vilnius International Film Festival (Lithuania, 2020)

  • One World Romania International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (Romania, 2020)

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