Only the Moon Stands Still

AFI FEST: Premiere of 'Only the Moon Stands Still' - Hollywood (November 12 , 2021)

Tianyi Wang, Jue Wang, Shirley Chen, Johnson Cheng, Dong Lei, Linjun Yu, Yun Xie, Carlo Mendoza

Johnson Cheng

Shirley Chen, Jue Wang, Yun Xie

Yun Xie, Linjun Yu, Tianyi Wang, Carlo Mendoza

Three generations of Chinese women say goodbye to their family ballroom dance studio.

ONLY THE MOON STANDS STILL
(2021 China, USA 23 mins)
Language: Mandarin, English
Directed By: Johnson Cheng
Producer:Jera Wang
Executive Producers: Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Natasha Wellesley, Doménica Castro, Constanza Castro
Screenwriter: Johnson Cheng
Cinematographer: Carlo Canlas Mendoza
Editors: Emily Ge Zhai, Johnson Cheng
Music: Zeke Khaseli, Yudhi Arfani
Cast: Shirley Chen, Mardy Ma, Cindera Che, Maria Liang, Crystal J. Huang

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Only the Moon Stands Still won the short film audience award at the AFI Fest.