The Elephant
in the Car
(short film)
Drama | China | 2019 | Uyghur/Mandarin | 17 min
Festivals
2020 New York CineCina Film Festival - Project Horizon: Narrative Short
2020 Xining FIRST International Film Festival - Official Selection: Short Film
2020 Hong Kong International Film Festival - Short Film Competition
2020 Macao International Film Festival & Awards - Short Film
2020 HiShorts! Film Festival Xiamen Short Film Week - Best Fiction Short
Synopsis
A Chinese girl Xiao-Xiao is working late today. By the time she gets off, it is almost midnight so she calls a "uber carpool" for home. On the way, the driver picked up the other "carpool" guys, two uyghur young men who sit on the back, chatting in uyghur, yet sometimes switching to Chinese. This makes Xiao-Xiao a little bit uncomfortable. She becomes more irritated as the driver joins the chat with the men out of curiosity.
The driver speaks of his travel experience in Xinjiang and talks enthusiastically, even starts to put on uyghur music. At this point, Xiao-Xiao makes up her mind to get off the car early. However, even if she gets off the car, the uyghur music still stays in her head.
Director
Ikram Nurmehmet
Crew
Screenplay: Ikram Nurmehmet / Tawfiq Nizamidin
Producer: Tawfiq Nizamidin
Cinematographer: Yida Wang
Music: Mingxi Zhang
Editing: Duman Bierleskhan