WHERE THE LEAVES FALL

Director: Xin Alessandro Zheng
Duration: 16 min
Production year: 2020
Country of Production: Italy

Giacomo, a young second-generation Italian-Chinese student, travels to the Chinese county of Wencheng to bring back the ashes of his late father; Here, in his parent’s hometown, he stays with his grandfather, who becomes a guide towards forgotten paths of his culture of origin, far removed from his life in Europe.

  • Official Selection Settimana della Critica – Festival del Cinema di Venezia 2020
  • Official Selection Spello Int’l Short Film Festival 2021
  • Official Selection Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival 2020

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