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NARRATIVE SHORT · 2021

Nights and Days in America

Written & directed by Louise Zhang

A frame from Nights and Days in America.
Nights and Days in America · 2021

Synopsis

Jennifer, a Chinese teenager at a New York boarding school, learns that her grandfather has died. Far from her family, she faces grief and the distance separating her from home. The film explores the loneliness shared across immigrant generations and the search for belonging when the past feels out of reach.

Selected festivals

  • Cairo International Film Festival — Short Film Competition, 2021
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest — Official Selection, 2022

Credits

Writer / Director
Louise Zhang
Cinematography
Gianna Badiali
Production Design
Hsin-ho Yang
Costume Design
Rodrigo Muñoz

Film stills

A man seated inside a vehicle reaches toward another person with a piece of paper.
A young woman in a blue coat and gray scarf holds an orange outdoors in cool evening light.
Two figures stand beside a lake at dusk.
A young woman speaks to a man in warm firelight.