Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 烟熏到了眼睛

A funeral director finds himself hapless when the wrong body has been sent for cremation. When there seems to be no other way, he devises a plan for a sham funeral with the deceased’s three estranged children.

19:11 | Narrative Short | Mandarin, Chinese Dialect, English | Singapore, 2022

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AWARDS:

  • 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2023) - Short Film Competition- Jury Prize

  • 33rd Singapore International Film Festival (2022)- Best Singapore Short Film Award

  • China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival (2022)- Best Short Film Award

  • National Youth Film Award (2023)- Best Short Film (Open Youth Category)

  • 19th BuSho Film Festival (2023)- BuSHO Award for Best Screenplay

  • 19th BuSho Film Festival (2023)- Student Jury Best Short Film Award

  • Brno 16 International Short Film Festival (2023)- Jury Special Mention Award

  • 9th Jaffna International Cinema Film Festival (2023)- Best International Short Film

  • 10th Chong Qing Youth Film Festival (2023)- Best Screenplay Award

  • 13th Macau International Film Festival (2023)- Silver Award for Best Short Film

  • 13th Macau International Film Festival (2023)- Gold Award for Best Screenplay

SELECTIONS:

  • 27th Busan International Film Festival (2022)

  • 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2023)

  • 2022 Kaohsiung Film Festival (2022)

  • 33rd Singapore International Film Festival (2022)

  • 2022 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival (2022)

  • 2022 Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival (2023)

  • 36th Medina Film Festival (2023)

  • 15th Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • 51st Huesca International Film Festival (2023)

  • 29th Art Film Fest Kosice (2023)

  • 38th Cinema Jove - International Film Festival of Valencia (2023)

  • 25th Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival (2023)

  • 19th BuSho Film Festival (2023)

  • 9th Minikino Film Week - Bali International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • 19th FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival (2023)

  • 8th Paphos International Film Festival (2023)

  • 13th Figari International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • 4th Galichnik Film Festival (2023)

  • 22nd International Documentary and Short Film Festival - DokuFest (2023)

  • 20th Anonimul International Independent Film Festival (2023)

  • 13th Postira Seaside Film Festival (2023)

  • 7th Pingyao International Film Festival (2023)

  • Batumi International Art-House Film Festival

  • Golden Grape Film Festival (2023)

  • Brno 16 International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • Shortynale (2023)

  • Giloo Fest (2023)

  • National Youth Film Award (2023)

  • Singapore Short Cuts (2023)

  • Seoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-short Image & Film Festival (2023)

  • Kenduri Serumpun Melayu Film Festival (2023)

  • Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (2023)

  • Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2023 (2023)

  • Saint Paul Trois Châteaux (2023)

  • ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • Lobo Fest - International Film Festival (2023)

  • Reggio Film Festival (2023)

  • Lublin Film Festival (2023)

  • Sapporo International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • Chong Qing Youth Film Festival (2023)

  • Mint Chinese Film Festival (2023)

  • 13th Macau International Film Festival (2023)

  • Jaffna International Cinema Film Festival (2023)

  • Hishorts! (2023)

  • Festival "Les 12 courts de minuit" (2023)

  • 41th Busan International Short Film Festival (2024)

  • 2024 Chinese Film Festival Hamburg

  • Kaș International Short Film Festival

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