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Debut Film Explores Loneliness Across Cultures
15 Jun
Summary
- Debut feature film 'Only the Moon Knows' selected for Shanghai film market.
- Story centers on a student's bond with a homeless woman.
- Director seeks international partners for co-production and distribution.
Chinese director Juno Hong's debut feature, "Only the Moon Knows," has been chosen as one of three international co-production projects at the Shanghai International Film Festival's SIFF Project. This marks a significant step for Hong, who draws inspiration from her own experiences studying and working abroad.
The film's narrative follows Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student who forms a unique friendship with an elderly homeless woman at a convenience store where she works. Their bond faces challenges as Cheng Jun prepares to return home and the elderly woman's circumstances take an unforeseen turn.
Hong, based in Beijing with a graduate degree from Korea, is currently seeking international co-producers and financing partners. The project has a complete script and a budget of RMB2 million ($296,000), with 10% of financing already secured. She specifically desires collaborators for post-production and an international distributor.
"'Only the Moon Knows' feels entirely different because it is deeply personal," Hong stated, emphasizing the story's autobiographical roots. She aims to explore loneliness as a universal condition manifested differently across cultures, highlighting the initial isolation faced in intercultural contexts through realistic, microscopic details of daily life.
