A Dog Barking at the Moon — 翔凤文化节

SYNOPSIS

A Chinese family saga, told in different periods of time, commencing with the wife's discovery of her husband's homosexuality. When her adult daughter comes to visit, other secrets slowly come to light.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY

Lisa Zi Xiang. Born in Beijing, China in 1987, she is a director and screenwriter. She graduated in economics at Beijing Forestry University before going on to study film in New York. After marrying her classmate and fellow filmmaker José Val Bal, the pair moved to Spain where they worked together on documentaries and web series. She completed the script for her debut feature film, A Dog Barking at the Moon, in August 2017 and shot the film in June 2018, when she was four months pregnant with her second daughter. She also writes short stories and poetry.