Winner of the “Favourite Independent Film” category at the Guangzhou Student Film Festival in 2019. The Crossing follows Peipei, a schoolgirl who has taken to smuggling iPhones over the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border every day to earn money. The customs officials do not give her a second thought, due to of her school uniform and her innocent face, however, Peipei soon finds herself out of her depth.

Inspired by the stories of “Cross Border Children”, The Crossing is director Bai Xue’s breakout feature film and expertly uses realism to portray the films narrative. Bai Xue uses this to epitomise the struggles faced by teenagers in an ever changing and evolving China.

Post-screening Q&A with Bai Xue

Saturday, December 5 | Time: 13:00 - 14: 00 GMT

Bai Xue graduated of the prestigious Beijing Film Academy, she is recognised as a starlet of the next generation of Chinese filmmakers, before directing “The Crossing” Bai Xue also drew praise for directing short films. She won “Best New Director” Asian Film Critics Association Awards 2019.

Bai Xue and producer He Bin were both selected to be part of the BAFTA Breakthrough China 2019 programme.

The Q&A session will be chaired by Curtis Weir, limited space.

Screening Information

Title: The Crossing Director: Bai Xue Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English (Subtitles) Duration: 100 minutes BBFC Certificate: 12A

Event Co-Conveners

Curtis Weir, International Film Relations Negotiator, UK-China Film Collab

Xiang Fan, Specialised Programme Lead Curator, UK-China Film Collab

Technical Instructions

After your registration, an email will be sent before the event take place with links to both the private screening and the Q&A. The film will begin at 20:00 on time.

Here are some instructions on how to connect your laptop to your TV.

Acknowledgement

This screening event is curated by the UK-China Film Collab and presented in collaboration with Trinity CineAsia, the film’s’ UK and Ireland right holder.