Xiao Wei
Cowriter Marta Matute
2024
A coming-of-age story where culture,
identity, and family collide.
Genre: Family drama
Format: 1/1.66 color
Topics: Mother-son relationship, Coming of age, Generational conflict, Multiculturalism
Language: Mandarin Chinese / Spanish
Film Festivals: Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, ABYCINE - Albacete Film Festival
With the support of: ICAA and the Community of Madrid and Movistar+ 2023 Short Film Project Award
Xiao Wei, a Hispanic-Chinese teenager, turns 18, and his mother, Kai Wen, takes him to a bingo hall to celebrate with his grandmother. Xiao Wei spends the night waiting for the moment to leave with his friends, but amid bingo cards, loud shouts, music, and flashy neon lights… he will unexpectedly connect with his mother.
DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY
ALIENS / 2016 / 5’ / selected in 40 international and national festivals around the world.
XIAO XIAN / 2020 / 16’ / Goya Award Nomination for Best Fiction Shortfilm.
CHAVAL / 2023 / Producer / Goya Award Nomination.