Synopsis

Ming went to the swimming pool in the small town with her mother. From total resistance to gradual acceptance, when she finally began to enjoy the summer time, a sudden rainstorm came.

Staff

Producer Kaiting ZHUAN, Xinyang LI

Scenario/Storyboard//Lay Out/Animation Kaiting ZHUAN, Yulin YU, Xinyang LI, Jiarong LI

Character Yulin YUEBG Yulin YUE, Qiusha SHEN, Xinyang LI

Camera/Effect Xinyang LISound Yu JINMusic Yuyi LI, Minnie, EQrange, Queen

Voice Zilei LIU, Fangbing GU, Yulin YUE

Editing Kaiting ZHUANG

Program Note

The climate crisis makes us dread the onset of every summer. But our summers have always been extremely hot since olden days. During the Great Full Moon in the winter, people would “sell off their heat,” a practice meant to ward off the heat in the coming summer. In China, there is a heat warning in June, and some regions have temperatures over 70 degrees according to the news. It’s enough to make your face melt and set your feet on fire. Jumping in a pool feels like you are boiling and burning. A sudden downpour offers a welcome respite from the scalding weather. This lovingly made film gathers together scenes of everyday life and the vivid sensations of the summer days. LEE Kyunghwa