WHAT IF
What If《如果》
Written & Directed by Yanghuixiao Gao
2023 | 18 minutes | Fiction | Short
After knowing that a recurrent gynecological disease she has might deprive her of fertility, YILIN, a young Chinese woman confronts a sore point between her and her mother during a special visit back home.
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19th HollyShorts Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying) Official Selection
52nd Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca (Academy Award, GOYA Qualifying) Official Selection
39th Cinema Jove - International Film Festival of Valencia (Spain) Official Selection
18th FIRST International Film Festival (China) Official Selection
86358 Jia Village Short Film Week (China) Best Screenplay
Directors Notes (British Independent Film Award Qualifying) Official Selection
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Academy Award Qualifying) Shortlisted
Festival Internacional de Cine y Multimedia Best Short Film, Award Winner
Spello International Film Festival Best Short Film, Award Winner
Mokkho International Film Festival Best Female Director, Special Jury Award
Mokkho International Film Festival Best Short Film on Women, Award Winner
Paradise Film Festival Best Drama, Award Winner
Short Shot Film Festival Official Selection
IEW International Film Festival Official Selection
Rome Prisma Film Awards Nominee
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (Academy Award, BAFTA Qualifying) Semi-Finalist
Big Fridge International Film Festival Semi-Finalist