52nd edition of New Directors/New Films
Festival&Award
DOUBLE HELIX
生命之歌
China | 2021 | 26min | Short | Sci-Fi
Adapted from the novel THE SONG OF LIFE by WANG Jinkang
Director: QIU Sheng
Screenplay: QIU Sheng
Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei
Production Supervisor: Nanpai Sanshu
General Producer: YE Fangchang
Producers: HU Tianhe, HE Chaoqun, HAN Xiao
Production Company: NP Entertainment
Casting: CAO Xian, XIAO Lizhenzhen, LIANG Jingdong, WANG Zheng
改编自王晋康同名小说《生命之歌》
导演：仇晟
编剧：仇晟
监制：王红卫
总策划：南派三叔
出品人/总制片人：叶方仓
制片人：胡天禾、何超群、韩啸
出品公司：南派泛娱股份有限公司
主演：曹冼、萧李臻瑱、梁景东、王筝
About the film
Late at night, KONG Xianyun and her younger brother Yuanyuan escape from their family house. They trek into an abandoned school, where Yuanyuan’s memories are awakened – the sound of books, piano, and laughter. Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire engulfs everything.
Adapted from The Song of Life by the worldrenowned sci-fi writer WANG Jinkang, this speculative short contemplates on the future of AI. Soaked in a never-shredding atmosphere and accompanied by the secret tune of a piano, DOUBLE HELIX tells a gripping story of intelligence robot, family trauma and a pair of run-away siblings who trek into an abandoned school.
Festival&Award
Shanghai International Film Festival Short Film Competition
Golden Goblet Award-Best Live Action Short Film
Fantasia Festival
Official Selection
Ghent Film Festival 2021
International Short Film Competition
Best International Short
QIU Sheng
Born in Hangzhou, China, QIU Sheng earned his bachelor degree in biomedical engineering, Tsinghua University, and then Master of Fine Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University majoring in Film Production. His debut feature SUBURBAN BIRDS (2018) premiered at Locarno International Film Festival, and was selected for more than twenty festivals including New Directors / New Films. The film won Best Film at Xining FIRST International Film Festival in China and Novos Cinemas in Spain, NETPAC award at International Film Festival&Awards, Macao and QCinema.