When a rocket sits<br> on the launch pad

When a rocket sits
on the launch pad


Bohao Liu | China, 2023, 12'

5 Aug

Casa da Cultura

10:30

At the basketball camp, 15-year-old Fang talks about her dreams. But life never stops, it simply moves too fast. Her phone fell into the water. There are too many stairs to climb. The adults seem to decide her future. And the rocket keeps being launched every month.

  • Photography: Bohao Liu
  • Sound: Bohao Liu
  • Editing: Bohao Liu
  • Production: Bohao Liu, Gene Gallerano
Bohao Liu

Bohao Liu

Born in Sichuan, China in 1992, Bohao Liu studied filmmaking and screenwriting at New York University and the London Film School. His graduation film, the short documentary Eagles Rest in Liangshan, won a Student Academy Award in 2021. He is currently working on a PhD in film studies in Paris.