THE WATER MURMURS
Genre
Fantasy and Drama
Running time
15 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Mandarin and Yue (inc. Cantonese)
Subtitle
English
Country
China
Director
Diam Chen
Bio
Producer
Li Xiaoyuan
Cast
Annabel Yao, Taiwen Zhang, Rongxi Li
Scriptwriter
Xiaozi Muhua
Chinese filmmaker Jianying Chen won the Palme D’Or at Cannes for the best short film with this post-apocalyptic genre story, which follows a young woman through a town about to be devastated by rising waters. An asteroid has hit the earth, leading to underwater volcanic eruptions. As the inhabitants of a small riverside town start to flee inland, Nian makes her way to her friend’s house to say goodbye. As she does so, she is assailed by memories.
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