Short film

Carry Tiger to Mountain

2024 · 10 min

A quiet, intimate short that lingers in stillness and grief, blurring memory and reality with gentle unease.

Overview: Ai, a Chinese immigrant, sees her deceased sister in a tai-chi class.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, immigration, identity, memory
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
immigration
identity
memory
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kevin Xian Ming Yu
Written by: Kevin Xian Ming Yu
Starring: Hua Tan, Fengxia Tan, Feng Yu, Angelia Liu, Lulu Ni, Brenda Lei, Huang Fang, Janet Xu
Cinematography: Kevin Xian Ming Yu
Runtime: 10 min
Country: United States of America