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Shé (Snake)

3:00 PM

April 20, 2024

DIRECTOR:

Renee Zhan

FILM TYPE:

Short

SYNOPSIS

Fei is the top violinist in her elite youth orchestra. When another Chinese violinist arrives to challenge her place, Fei’s anxieties and internalized racism grow to take monstrous physical form. They whisper to her, urging her to be the best, no matter the cost.


DIRECTOR BIO

Renee is a Chinese-American director and animator from Houston, Texas. She graduated with an BA from Harvard University and an MA in Directing Animation from the National Film and Television School. Her shorts have screened and won awards including Locarno, TIFF, SXSW and the Jury Prize for Animated Short at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.


PLAY TRAILER

Year:

2023

Runtime:

15:00

Language:

Country:

UK

Premiere:

Pennsylvania

Director:

Renee Zhan

Executive Producer:

Claudia Yusef, Jon Wardle, Venetia Hawkes

Producer:

Jesse Romain

Writer:

Renee Zhan

Cinematographer:

Adam Singodia

Editor:

Armiliah Aripin

Cast:

Xiaonan Wang, SImon Paisley Day, Alina Lew, Grace Fan, Elizabeth Chan, Leslie Ching

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