Jing guo

Goodbye First Love

Berlinale Shorts 2024

He pays him a visit in Frankfurt during his work trip to Europe. He talks about their time in Beijing, back in 2015. He listens, sometimes answers, unblurring those seemingly important details which do not matter any longer. Worn-out joy and fresh weariness. This might be the last time they meet.

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by Shuli Huang
with Simu Chen, Shuli Huang USA 2024 Mandarin 13’ Colour World premiere

With

Simu Chen (Simu)
Shuli Huang (Shuli)

Crew

Director	Shuli Huang
Screenplay	Shuli Huang, Simu Chen
Cinematography	Shuli Huang
Editing	Shuli Huang
Sound Design	Jingxi Guo
Co-Producer	Kunao Yan

World Sales

Rediance

http://www.rediancefilms.com http://www.rediancefilms.com

Produced by

Shuli Huang

http://www.shulihuang.com http://www.shulihuang.com

Photos

Shuli Huang

The writer, director and cinematographer was born in Wenzhou, China in 1997. He studied cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy and directing in the Graduate Film Program of New York University. His short Will You Look at Me premiered in the Semaine de la Critique at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Queer Palm. The film went on to win the Short Film Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023. He has worked as a cinematographer on a number of feature films including Farewell, My Hometown which won the New Currents Award at the Busan International Film Festival in 2021.

Filmography (short films)

2021 Exposed 2022 Dang Wo Wang Xiang Ni De Shi Hou (Will You Look at Me) 2024 Jing guo (Goodbye First Love)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024