Synopsis:
In Chinese New Year holidays, finding a coin inside dumplings means having a blessed year ahead. On her journey to a new country, a young woman loses a jar containing the lucky coins she has been collecting growing up. Her new life begins with a search to find the coins.
- Director:
- Siqi Song
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- China, United States
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Original title:
- 硬币
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Film Independent
- Animators:
- Bob Blevins, Molly McCandless, Rich Zim, Ian Timothy, Siqi Song
- Script writer:
- Siqi Song
- Music composer:
- Alexis Grapsas
- Sound designer:
- Alex Nomick
- Editor:
- Siqi Song
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Surreal, Sad, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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