All the Crows in the World

All the Crows in the World (2021)

天下烏鴉

18-year-old Shengnan is invited to a mysterious party by her cousin. Upon arrival, Shengnan finds herself surrounded by greasy middle-aged men, with the exception of Jianguo, who is different. Shengnan and Jianguo decide to bail on the party, embarking on a night of adventures in the adult world.

Date of release
2021-06-13
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (25)
Runtime
14m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Tang Yi

Casting

Interesting facts

All the Crows in the World is a 2021 Hong Kong short drama film, directed and written by Tang Yi. The film stars Xuanyu Chen, Baohe Xue, ShuJun Huang, Zengyi Liu, and Ge Wu. The 14-minute film was screened at the Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival, the Winterthur International Short Film Festival, the New York Asian Film Festival, the Mulan International Film Festival, and the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival. The film won Best Screenplay and Best Director at the Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival, as well as Best Film at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

Production

All the Crows in the World was made by Tang Yi, a New York University film student from Fuzhou.

In her acceptance speech for the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Tang Yi mentions the limited budget for this film. She thanked Fresh Wave and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council for providing the money that made filming possible without significant financial pressure.

All the Crows in the World was first showcased in Hong Kong on July 16, 2021, during the 15th Annual Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival local competition, which offers selected candidates a subsidy of one hundred thousand Hong Kong Dollars for the production of a short film.

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