Unfinished Lives
2020 Documentary Short
23min, Color
Director Rae Yucong Chen
Produce by Kay Niuyue Zhang, Shange Zhang
47th Student Academy Awards (Academy Award Qualifying) - Gold Medalist
2021 BAFTA Student Film Awards (BAFTA Award Qualifying) - Best Documentary, Special Jury Award
2021 First Look Industry Award - Best Documentary, Best Editing
5th NEW ERA Film Festival (Beijing, China) - Best Documentary Short
SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2020 - Best Student Live Action Short
3rd Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival(Japan) - Silver Medalist
51st Annual USA Film Festival (Cadadian Screen Award Qualifying) - Finalist
North America Chinese Directors Tour 2020 - Finalist
Filkers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2020 (Academy Award Qualifying) - Semi-Finalist
Hi! Shorts Film Festival 2020 (Xiamen, China) - Shortlist
St. Louis International Film Festival 2020 (Academy Award Qualifying) - Official Selection
American Documentary And Animation Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying) - Official Selection
Synopsis
In 2014, 24-year-old USC graduate student, Xinran Ji, was beaten to death by four teens when returning home from a study session. A lawyer, Rose Tsai, took it upon herself to tirelessly advocate on his behalf and represent his parents, as they attempt to understand the senseless tragedy together.
Director Rae Yucong Chen
Produced by Kay Niuyue Zhang; Shange Zhang
Editor Rae Yucong Chen; Mozhu Yan
Cinematographer Huanxi Li
Sound design and Mixer Cabba Jiaxuan Cai
Composer Alvaro Balvin Benavides