My Quarantine Bear

A Short film of

Weijia Ma

Produced by

Les Valseurs

Production year2021

Runtime34 min

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Synopsis

While working in Strasbourg on her latest animated short, Weijia Ma has to rush back to China when France is under lockdown. Upon her arrival, another lockdown awaits her. Fourteen days in a hotel, like a bear in its cave. From the surreal flight to her quarantine, the director recounts this experience through a filmed diary, with humor, inventiveness and a touch of romantic comedy.

Credits

Director (1)

Weijia Ma
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Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Les Valseurs

Foreign production company : Beyond Frozen Films Co.ltd

Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts

Full credits (8)

Executive Producers : Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty

Editors : Weijia Ma, Jérôme Bréau

Foreign producer : ShanShan Li

Voice-over : Weijia Ma

Camera operator : Weijia Ma

Sound Editor : Benjamin Lecuyer

Grader : Caïque De Souza

Sound Mixer : Benjamin Lecuyer

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Sub-genre : Comedy, Black comedy
Themes : Solitude/loneliness, City, Human nature
Production language : Chinese
Coproducer countries : France (93.5%), China (6.5%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, China)
Production year : 2021
Runtime : 34 min 29 seconds
Visa number : 154.962
Visa issue date : 05/07/2021
Production formats : Cellphone
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.77
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

MyFrenchShorts #28: "My Quarantine Bear" by Weijia Ma

03 APRIL 2025

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Selections (2)

La Cabina International Medium-Length Film Festival (Valencia)
Spain, 2022
Amalgama
Visions du Réel
Switzerland, 2021
Compétition internationale courts et moyens-métrages

Awards (1)

Visions du Réel
Switzerland, 2021
Mention spéciale du jury compétition courts et moyens-métrages

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Website(1)

http://lesvalseurs.com /my-quarantine-bear/

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