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TW premiere
My Father's Son
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2025 翠貝卡影展
- ★ 2025 Tribeca FF
Synopsis
Qiao, an 18-year-old boy, loses his voice while delivering a eulogy for his late father. He runs away from the funeral and hides from his family. Between past, present, and future, the young man recalls his relationship with his brutal and secretive father, who left him a passion for boxing. Ten years later, now an engineer, Qiao develops an AI boxer to help people learn boxing. Training with the AI day by day, Qiao begins to see a ghost.
Team
Director
QIU Sheng
QIU Sheng, born in Hangzhou, China, studied biomedical engineering before turning to filmmaking. His feature debut, Suburban Birds (2018), screened at Locarno and over 20 international festivals. His short Double Helix (2021) won Best Short Film at Shanghai and Best International Short Film at Ghent.
