Synopsis
The Chinese New Year’s Eve of the north, the snowy night. An estranged father and son, a noisy and absurd family banquet, a journey home with no end. Speeding on a lonely and uninhabited highway, with no intention of breaking reality and escaping into a fantasy journey. The moment the fireworks exploded, all the flames were one, but the son found that the beginning of the journey was the end of everything.
Wang Yifeng
I am studying film at Sichuan University of Communication. I took a year off from school during the pandemic to learn photography and lighting skills in Beijing and Shanghai. I have worked with crews of different production scales, and I have rich experience in film and television production. I have held several photography positions on student crews. This is the first time that I have created my own work independently.
Director's statement
Inspiration came from a trip during the suspension of school, I accidentally found that the relationship between parents is extremely complicated, what they say and what they think is always contrary, the heart and face are not harmonious, this is the unique cuteness of Chinese middle-aged men and women, so I tried to explore this trait into the story, I found that this expression has a wonderful chemical reaction with my characters. The title is taken from Cortazar’s short story collection, but also from a nap dream, someone whispered in my ear, “If you want to make your own work, it must be called ALL FIRES THE FIRE.
