Adapted from Wang Jinkang’s novel, SUNDAY VIRUS. When self-quarantine and social distancing become the norm in post-pandemic times, people interact in a sensory virtual reality called SUNDAY. When SUNDAY starts to cause serious health issues for users, the government issues a server shutdown. A SUNDAY couple’s relationship is put to test in the last 10 hours of SUNDAY.
Eternal Sunday (周日永恒)
Directed By Rhyme Lu
China | Narrative | 18 min
North American Premiere
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Chinese (Mandarin)
English
North American Premiere
2022
18 minutes
Romance, Sci-Fi
Narrative
China
Rhyme Lu
Rhyme Lu is a writer-director and graduate of the American Film Institute and Brown University. His thesis film, GOLD FORTUNE (2017), was screened at the 41st Asian American International Film Festival, the Edmonton International Film Festival, LA Shorts International Film Festival, and others. It won awards at the UK Film Festival, the Amsterdam International Film Festival and the NEW ERA Film Festival. Obsession, courage, distance, and vulnerability are what he rhymes.
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