After dropping out of university, Qiang hides from the world by living in his car and scraping a living as a minicab driver. But when his Mum calls to ask where he is, Qiang is forced to face up to his lies at great risk to his own mental health.
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After dropping out of university, Qiang hides from the world by living in his car and scraping a living as a minicab driver. But when his Mum calls to ask where he is, Qiang is forced to face up to his lies at great risk to his own mental health.
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Galina Chakarova
film editor
Gliding
2021 | 5 min | BFI Network x BAFTA Crew
A young girl gliding through life on her roller blades has to contend with the pandemic and leaving this blissful life behind.
writer & director Galina Chakarova | producer Timothy Porter | director of photography Suzanne Gough | composer Samuel Pegg | edited by Galina Chakarova & Gaz Evans | sound redordist Haresh Patel | sound designer Chiara Cabri | colourist Mark Slobodian | Stills by Vlad Stoilkoff
Press and reviews:
Official Selection:
Best Director Longlist - The British Short Film Awards
25th International Film Festival Winterthur
34th Minimalen Short Film Festival
10th Walthamstow Short Film Festival
45th LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers
Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi Finalist
Cinemira International Children's Festival