Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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Across the Waters

France
2024 — 15' / Color

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Synopsis

Sandstorm blows, waters scarce. In a remote mining town without any radiosignals, a quirky teenage girl gets curious about a passing truck driver.

Directors' Biography

Viv Li is a Chinese filmmaker, writer and comedian based in Berlin. She has beenwriting and directing films in the UK, China, the Philippines, US, Portugal. Born and raised in Beijing, she spent the past ten years traveling and living in various cities in Europe, South America and Southeast Asia before settling in Berlin. In 2021, she was named one of the 50 most anticipated female Chinese directors. Her latest self-produce short film, I Don’t Feel At Home Anywhere Anymore, received a Special Mention at IDFA.

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Directors

Viv Li

Producers

Raphaëlle Simavonian

Romain Bent

Cinematographers

Grimm Vandekerckhove

Editors

Dieter Diependaele

Sound

Gilles Bénardeau

Official Film Website

https://viv-li.com/Across-the-Waters

Contact

Tripode Productions
4 rue Bazille Balard 34000 Montpellier
[email protected]