Winter Ceremony

A quiet, observant short that sits with unspoken family tension, letting small gestures and silences carry the weight of years apart.

Directed by

Sidi Wang

Genres

Drama, Family

Starring

Mike Liu, Vania Feng, Zhimei Wen

Overview

A long-divorced Chinese couple reunites in Texas for their daughter’s college graduation. The mother stays in the daughter’s small apartment, while the father returns each night to a hotel room of his own. The daughter drifts between her parents and her own thoughts. At times, they appear to be a family. After years of absence, what remains between them goes unspoken, as the father keeps his distance, lingering nearby.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, isolation, identity, memory

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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