导演：艾什莉·麦肯齐
主演：Sarah Walker Ziyin Zheng Wendy Wishart Rony Robson Xue Yao Nidhin
剧情介绍：Star,asuicidalteennowtoooldforfostercare,developsacandidrapportwithAn,astudentfromShanghaiwhoisassignedtowatchherwhilesheisinhospital.Anightlyexchangeofsecrets,textmessagesandpossessionsquicklyexpandstheboundariesoftheirrelationship,alteringtheirinnerchemistry.Gildedbyasoundscapethatinterweavesworkbyemergingandpioneeringelectronicmusicians,QueensoftheQingDynastyisanoffbeatodetoneurodiversityandgenderqueerindividualswhorefusetoconform.DirectorAshleyMcKenzie’sblendofformalismandgrittyrealismdoesnotfailtosurpriseandtreatstheaudiencetoflashesofvisualandconceptualpoetry.Hercastisentirelycomposedoffirst-timeactorswhoconvincinglyconveyhowuniqueeveryindividualis,bothinhowtheyseetheworldandhowtheyrelatetoothers.ZiyinZhengintheroleofAngraciouslyembodiesamixofidiosyncrasyandfranknessthatmakesthemanidealconfidanteforStar(SarahWalker).TheyhavewhatittakestobeonthereceivingendofthescrutinisinggazeofStar,whoseesthroughconventionsandneverceasestobeamazedatlife’sbewilderingevents.Veeringonslapstick,Walker’sperformancewillnotgounnoticed.
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