A Trapped Dog

Directed by Xinying Lao

Writer: Xinying Lao
Producer: Geqi Li
Editors: Andrew Migliori, Xinying Lao
Cinematographer: Chenxu Wang
Costume Designer: Yuqi Wang
Production Designer: Lin Ma
Sound Designer: Bobo Lau
Sound Editing: Bobo Lau
Music: Sophia Shen

Logline: During a blackout, Keke, a high school student, follows a mysterious dog off campus. They run and play in the streets and grass fields. Keke begins to lose himself on the boundary between human and animal…

Runtime: 13:00

Grad Film
xl3206@nyu.edu

Xinying Lao is a director, writer, and editor who graduated from the Graduate Film program at NYU. With a background in journalism, her films often gaze through a child’s perspective. Her second-year film, Xiaohui and His Cows, was awarded Special Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2023.