WHAT IF
International Short Film Contest 52 ED. 2024
China – USA 2023 18' Fiction
After knowing that a recurrent gynecological disease she has might deprive her of fertility, Yilin, a young Chinese woman confronts a sore point between her and her mother during a special visit back home.
Yanghuixiao Gao
Yanghuixiao Gao (Gaoyang), is an independent Chinese filmmaker based in the United States. She recently earned a Master’s Degree in Film and Media Art from Emerson College. Her cinematic endeavors delve into themes of personal growth with a universal resonance and a distinctly feminine sensibility. Her most recent narrative short film What If has earned recognition as an official selection at the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival and Directors Notes.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Yanghuixiao Gao
SCRIPT:
Yanghuixiao Gao
PRODUCTION:
Yingtong Li, Yanghuixiao Gao, Xiaoling Yang
EDITING:
Yanghuixiao Gao
ART:
Qianyu Jin, Bluuuuu Xie
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Zhenning An
ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Daniella Nassar
SOUND:
Yueyang Feng
CAMERA:
Zhenning An
CAST:
Cuishan Liang, Fangling Yang
CONTACT:
yanghuixiao.gao@gmail.com