RECOMMENDED WATCH TIME, FOLLOWED BY EXCLUSIVE DIRECTOR Q&A:
OCT 17, 9:00 AM
PROGRAMMERS NOTES
In this dark psychological drama, an unnamed desk jockey arrives at work to find his boss missing. His dream of his boss’ demise the night before at the hands of a masked man is unsettling. After he receives a strange phone call accusing him of the death, he is completely unnerved—a crack in his mild-mannered veneer breaks open.
Jack Li’s second short film dials up the tension without displaying the brutality of the plot. Grey is a story with a larger cultural context, but it questions our personal desire to mask our shadowy side for the sake of social acceptance.
Marina Hanna
Director:
Jack Li
Jack Li is a filmmaker based in Beijing with a BA from the Central Academy of Drama. He worked as a screenwriter before becoming independent and is also a theater director/actor, photographer, editor, and English/Chinese translator. He has shot corporate videos, commercial work, and documentaries for the Cultural Ministry of China.
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Jack Li
Cinematographer
Jack Li
Producer
Jack Li, Du Meng Zhu
Editor
Jack Li
Principal Cast
Xu Qi Xu, Wang Xin Xin, Du Meng Zhu
