蓮花燈 Lotus Lantern

A peek into the wax lotus. Lotus Lantern is a tribute to late Chinese singer Zhou Xuan, a missing link between filmmaker’s queer identity and Chinese heritage.

Lotus Lantern

Awards

Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film at Ann Arbor Film Festival (Oscar® qualifying)

Best Animated Short Film at Altan Khalis Independent Film Festival

Featured in Film School Shorts Season 6 on PBS

2018

Official Selection at Encounters Festivals, Bristol, UK

Official Selection at San Diego Underground Film Festival, San Diego, United States

Official Selection at Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow, Russia

Official Selection at Sakhalin International Film Festival, Sakhalin, Russia

Official Selection at Korea Queer Film Festival, Seoul, Korea

Official Selection at Scottish Queer Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland

Official Selection at We Like’ Em Short Film Festival, Baker City, United States

Official Selection at Melbourne International Animation Festival, Melbourne, Australia

Official Selection at Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, United States

Official Selection at Animafest Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Official Selection at GLAS Animation Festival, Berkeley, United States

Official Selection at Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival,Stuttgart, Germany

Official Selection at VOID International Animation Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark

Official Selection at Ivy Film Festival, Providence, United States

Official Selection at Yale Student Film Festival, New Haven, United States

2017

Official Selection at Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada

Official Selection at Paris International Animation Film Festival, Paris, France

Official Selection at Animation Block Party, New York City, United States

Official Selection at TAIS Animation Showcase, Toronto, Canada

Official Selection at CINEMQ, Shanghai, China

Official Selection at Queen City Film Festival, Cumberland, United States

Official Selection at CutOut Fest Intl Animation and Digital Art, Querétaro, Mexico

Official Selection at Linoleum Intl Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine

Official Selection at Hua International Short Film Festival, United States/China

Official Selection at FECEA - Festival de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada, Alvorada, Brazil