NARRATIVE SHORT · 2019 · 16mm

Welcome to the Jungle

Written & directed by Louise Zhang

A frame from Welcome to the Jungle.
Welcome to the Jungle · 2019

Synopsis

A woman attempts to bypass a queue at a border. Her effort to reach the other side becomes a surreal exploration of the arbitrary rules and human cost of border control.

Credits

Writer / Director
Louise Zhang
Cinematography
Andrew Long
Production Design
Hsin-ho Yang
Costume Design
Rodrigo Muñoz

Film stills

Black-and-white low-angle shot of two uniformed women, one holding a numbered wheel.
Black-and-white wide shot of a line of people waiting beside an outdoor queue barrier.
Black-and-white close-up of a bearded man wearing a cap.
Black-and-white close-up of a woman waiting outdoors.