THE AWAKENING OF THE INSECTS by Stephanie Lansaque e Francois Leroy
France, 2021, 14’
Hong Kong. Mr Lam is an old gentleman who loses his memory since the death of his wife. On March 5, the day of "the awakening of the hibernating insects", he receives the unexpected visit of old Ms. Meng. This Taoist exorcist is determined to chase the demons lodging in the head of the old man.
BIOGRAPHY:
In 2002, Francois and Stephanie traveled to Asia for the first time. They loved the atmosphere so much that they decided to work together on their first film ‘Goodbye Mister Chu‘ which talks about Vietnamese traditions and the lost soul’s festival.
In 2009, they released ‘Mei Ling’ a fantasy film which takes place behind closed doors in a Hong Kong apartment. Three other shorts about Vietnam then followed: ‘Red River, Sông Hông’ (2012), a social chronicle set in Hanoi, ‘Cold Coffee’ (2015), intimate and nerve-racking movie on Saigon dark side, ‘Cadavre exquis’ (2018), visual, olfactive and acoustic walk through the wanderings of a one-eyed dog in Hanoi’s alleys. ‘The awakening of the insects’ is their sixth short film.
Since 2002, they share their time between Paris, Hanoi and Saigon.
