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a poet on the cruise

A young poet who lives in nowhere was invited by his friends to vacation on a cruise ship. He looked at the moon and wrote that he is a cloud in the moon. He looked at the night sea and realized that God lives in everyone’s heart. he was like a seagull wearing a hard hat, flying in the world of inspiration in his mind, the musician he met when he was a child, wrapped the notes with leaves, and went on a dream trip with him.

  • Vincent Zheng
    Director
  • Zencat Dong
    Director
  • Shangyun Yue
    Writer
  • Daixiang Liao
    Producer
  • Lei Zuo
    Producer
    Post-Producer
  • Ramponi Eva
    Key Cast
  • Stone Chun Shi
    Music
  • Zencat Dong
    Photographer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 20, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    7,777 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
  • Language:
    Chinese, French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 15th The International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest
    Kuala Lumpur
    Malaysia
    October 23, 2023
    Asia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • LANE DOC FEST
    Jackson, TN
    United States
    September 30, 2023
    USA Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Aasha international film festival
    Maharashtra
    India
    December 15, 2023
    India Premiere
    Award Winner the Best Short Documentary
  • Cuckoo International Film Awards
    VALASARAVAKKAM
    India
    December 23, 2023
    VALASARAVAKKAM Premiere
    BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM and BEST DIRECTOR
  • Golden Lion International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    December 24, 2023
    Kolkata Premiere
    The Best Short Documentary
  • 21st Aporia International village film festival
    Gangwon-do
    Korea, Republic of
    August 16, 2024
    Korea Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Dubai Film Festival
    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
    January 9, 2024
    Arab Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Symbiotic Film Festival
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    January 13, 2024
    Ukraine Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    January 28, 2024
    Greece Premiere
    Honorable Mention
  • Tatras International Film Festival
    Tatranska Lomnica
    Slovakia
    January 31, 2024
    Slovakia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 7th Nepal International Film Festival
    Kathmandu
    Nepal
    March 14, 2024
    Nepal Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Buenos Aires International Film Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    February 21, 2024
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Kalaburagi International Film Festival
    Karnataka
    India
    February 24, 2024
    Bengaluru
    Official Selection
  • Golden Short Film Festival
    Abruzzo
    Italy
    March 8, 2024
    Italy Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Big Fridge International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 21, 2024
    UK Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Vincent Zheng, Zencat Dong

Vincent ZHENG was born in 1984 and grew up in a Yi minority village in the Wumeng Mountain, southwest of China, studied and graduated journalism at university, after engaged in near ten occupations, set off to make film in 2011, till now is currently a Independent professional filmmaker, as director, screenwriter, producer. Now work and live in Beijing, China.
Works include the short films: “Behind the Red Wall” (2011), “The Grassland of Soul”(2012), experimental short “Dialogue” (2016), short drama “The Black Sheep” (2021), Music documentary “Reincarnation” (2022), short f drama “Green Head” (2023), experimental short “A Poet on the Cruise” (2023), non-fiction feature “Ceramic Utopia” (2024).

Works and Film Festival Awards(excerpted),
Short “a poet on the cruise”（2023）,
21st Aporia International village film festival “Official Selection”
15th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest “Official Selection”
7th Nepal International Film Festival “Official Selection”
7th Kalaburagi International Film Festival “Official Selection”
13th Buenos Aires International Film Festival “Official Selection”

Short “Green Head” （2023）,
6th Cinema of the World International Film Festival “Official Selection”
3rd DjarFogo International Film Festival “Official Selection”

13th Pune International Short Film Festival “Official Selection”

Documentary Feature “Reincarnation”（2022）,
7th RapidLion - The South African International Film Festival “Official Selection”

2nd Sugar Loaf Film Festival “Best Documentary Award Winner”
3rd Boden International Film Festival “Official Selection”

Short “The Black Sheep”（2021）,
19th Festival international Signes de Nuit - Paris - “Jury Award”

26th Capri, Hollywood The International Film Festival -“Capri Spacial Contest Awards 2021”

41st Thomas Edison Film Festival - “Honorable Mention Award"

8th International Festival Signs of the Night - Bangkok - “Main Award”

44th Moscow International Film Festival - "Official Selection"

19th Cine Pobre Film Festival - “Official Selection”



Documentary Short “Dialogue”（2016）,
Songzhuang Art Museum's 10th Anniversary Invited Exhibition

Short “Behind the Red Wall”（2011）,
Caochangdi International Film Art ant Music Festival “Opening Film”


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Director Statement

The Chinese poet tried to look back to the past of human beings, look into the civilization of the universe and look forward to the future of the earth. He wrote down the melancholy lines, but regained his happiness when he was sharing his lunch with the birds and being in the nature.
The poet lived in the world like air, with no shape, being a part of everything, a splash of water, a piece of feather, or a crumb of bread.