Yi Tang (Cred: Getty Images)
At SXSW 2022, alum Yi Tang’s All the Crows in the World won the Short Film Grand Jury Award for Narrative Short.
Tang based her winning 14-minute dark comedy, shot and set in mainland China, on her own experiences as a teenager. The film, which she wrote and directed, follows an 18-year-old student — Chen Xuanyu in the role of Shengnan — who is invited to a mysterious party by her cousin, only to be launched into a night of adventures among adults. Last year, the short won the prestigious Short Film Palme d'Or Award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and shortly after signed with WME and M88.
The Hollywood Reporter said Yi is set to turn All The Crows in the World into a full-length feature film, in addition to other feature development ideas that M88 will help execute on.
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