AL NIENTE

By Lo LAM

FRESH WAVE FILM FESTIVAL LIMITED - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline / FIN / FEST

Family - Completed 2023

A Golden Horse nominated short film talks about a daughter who conducts music therapy for her dementia-stricken father, which reveals their dark family history. She must face the conflicts between her and her older sister.

Festivals
& Awards

Golden Horse Awards 2023
Nominatee: Best Live Action Short Film
St. Louis International Film Festival 2023
Best International Short
Golden Harvest Awards & Short Film Festival 2023
Official Selection
Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2023
Local Competition: Best Screenplay and Audience Award
Singapore Chinese Film Festival 2024
Official Selection
Austin Asian American Film Festival 2024
Official Selection
Hollywood Film Festival 2024
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Family, Drama, Female director
    • Countries
    • HONG KONG (CHINA)
    • Languages
    • CANTONESE, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 26 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Lo LAM
    • Writer(s)
    • Lo LAM
    • Producer(s)
    • Eric TSANG, Shuk-Fong CHONG
    • Synopsis
    • Leaving music school, the happy-go-lucky Ling returns to Hong Kong to her dementia-stricken father, on whom she tries to conduct music therapy. Her demurer older sister Munn, the caretaker and sole supporter of the family, watches with disapproval. Playing the piano piece her father once taught her, Ling seems to register some change in her father’s condition, a glimmer of hope amidst the abyss of oblivion. However, secret animosity and rivalry eventually leads to open conflict between the two sisters, bringing out long-time family traumas. Will music save them? A moving family drama by celebrated actors LAW Kar-ying, Kate YEUNG and Rachel LEUNG.