Citric Acid
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Drama, Short Films, 12-Mar-2025
Two artists find their friendship at a breaking point as they compete for the same fellowship award. Elenie Chung’s “Citric Acid” is a portrait of competition in the art world and the shifting intimacy within a close relationship. Aino and Yu Xing are friends and sometimes collaborators who share a studio space. Aino has been Yu Xing’s muse for a number of video projects that have raised Yu Xing’s profile and Aino struggles to live in her shadow. As the friends await notification from the prestigious foundation about its annual prize, the rift widens. Set in a conclave seaside town, the film maintains a pensive feeling throughout aided by unique visual interludes drawn from the Yu Xing’s video art. -JM. Director: Elenie Chung. Cast: Aria Song. Wei Ren. DP: Vittoria Campaner. Producer: Summer Xinlei Yang. PD: Angran Li. Editor: Leonardo Campaner.
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