Light Pillar

A quiet, wistful animated drift through loneliness and virtual romance, more mood than plot.

Directed by

Zao Xu

Genres

Animation, Drama, Romance

Starring

Dong Chengpeng, Qing Yi

Overview

The future. Winter. Space travel is no longer a dream. A lonely janitor tends the grounds of a dilapidated bankrupt film studio with only a former cat actor for company until he embarks on a romantic journey with a female player in a beautiful virtual world.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, warm and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, love, identity, technology

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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