synopsis
A sixteen-year-old boy begins his studies at secondary school during the summer. However, as he is in China, everything is preceded by compulsory military training. Between drills and shouting ideological slogans, in this darkly lyrical documentary, summer gradually fades away, along with the young man’s conviction about the meaning of his current actions.
“During the past summer I was thinking about departure and farewell, and my feelings of solitude.” — Yupeng He
biography
Yupeng He (born 1995) is a Chinese documentary filmmaker who studied filmmaking in the US. His intimate short films have been successful at international festivals. His film
A Bright Sunny Day (2023) was screened at Cannes, and
A Summer’s End Poem (2024) was nominated for competition at the Berlin Film Festival.
film details
| director: | Yupeng He |
| producer: | Yupeng He |
| editing: | Lu Li |
| sound design: | Tim Clair |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2025 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | Chinese |
| subtitles: | Czech, English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Yupeng He |
| original title: | 在炎热与抑郁的夏天 |
| country: | United States, China |
| year: | 2025 |
| running time: | 13 min. |
