I Don’t Feel at Home Aywhere Anymore
Viv Li
Belgium/China | 2020 | 16 min
Credits:
Direcing: Viv Li
Cinematography: Viv Li
Editing: Viv Li
Sound: Viv Li
Production: name and surname of producer (Name of production company) Viv Li
Co-Production: Doc Nomads
Synopsis:
Thirty-year-old Viv Li is studying art in Belgium and hasn’t lived in her native China for ten years. During the Christmas holidays, she pays a nine-day visit to her family in Beijing, where it soon becomes clear how uprooted she has become by her life abroad. Li is showing us how losing one’s roots is a painful process, though it has its humorous moments. In brief, this wistful but witty account of a trip to Beijing portrays the discomfort of the bird that has flown returns to the nest.
Festivals / Awards:
- IDFA, Netherlands, 2020 – Special Mention
- International Short Film Festival Leuven, Belgium, 2021- Best Documentary
- Diaspora International Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2021 – Best Film
- Reel Asian International Film Festival, Canada, 2021 – Air Canada Short Film Award
- MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival, North Macedonia, 2021 – Onion Seed Award
- Leiden Shorts, Netherlands, 2021 – Special Mention