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Light Pillar

New Directors Competition

Light Pillar

Han ye deng zhu

direction Xu Zao

China 2026 Animation Cor 90 min.

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The future. Winter. Space travel is no longer a dream. A once-thriving film studio faces bankruptcy. The enormous compound, with structures ranging from the Great Sphinx of Giza to the Forbidden City, is now completely covered in snow, stripped of its former glory. Zha, a lonely janitor, tends to this forgotten place, with only a former cat actor for company. Running out of money, the studio owner gives him a VR headset as compensation. Zha is immediately drawn into the virtual world and embarks on a romantic journey with a female player. After a few dates, she invites him on a trip to the Moon. Zha works extra hours to pay for his share of the travel expenses, but when he arrives at the travel center, he finds out that his ticket is invalid... Just as the studio town is about to close, a film crew arrives to shoot an alien invasion movie, with the final showdown filmed as the studio’s actual destruction. Presented at the Berlin International Film Festival.

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trailer

technical sheet

direction

Xu Zao

screenplay

Xu Zao

cinematography

Hao Jiayue

editing

Yang Chao, Xu Zao

sound

He Wei

music

Chen Xiaoshu

art direction

Xu Zao

cast

Da Peng, Qing Yi

production

Lu Xiaowei

co-production

Huang Yue, Shen Hancheng, Fu Xintong

produced by

Fengduan Pictures

co-produced by

La Fonte

world sales

Cercamon

galeria

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