| THE LEAF (4 min) US |
Director/Producer: Will Zang
Description:
It is a personal,
poetic, documentary about director Will J. Zang’s experience as
both a filmmaker and a gay immigrant during this pandemic. The
COVID-19 pandemic changed and destroyed everything in daily life,
including filmmaking. Jobs in the art and film communities, may not
be available for months or years. Will is part of the San Francisco’s
filmmaking community and is experiencing this dilemma. As an
immigrant from China, he struggles financially as a filmmaker in the
U.S. At the same time, he is uncertain about whether he could be his
true authentic self, a gay man if he moves back to China. However, in
the U.S., he faces the uprising of racism against immigrants,
especially Asians. The film is composed of footage of San Francisco
during the pandemic with voice-overs from news clips as well as
friends in China to express the filmmaker’s depression.
Biography:
Will Zang started exploring
his filmmaking career in the US in 2013, while he was attending the
film program at the San Francisco Art Institute. He explores American
popular culture in his filmmaking and often LGBTQ themes. He produced
and directed the short documentary film Dress
Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire. The film has been
shown at film festivals internationally, including Frameline Film
Festival, Inside out Toronto Film Festival, and BFI Flare Film
Festival. It proudly won the Audience Award at the Tampa Bay Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival.
Contact Information:
e: Willzangpictures@gmail.com
