The online self-documentary film "The Diary of Amy Grain", which is self-directed and directed by post-90s female director Shuzi, will be launched on June 24. "Amy Grain" has previously appeared at major international film festivals, not only won the Remy Gold Award for Original Drama at the Houston International Film Festival, the Best Screenplay and Best Actress at the 2016 Los Angeles Short Film Awards, but also was selected for the "Short Film Corner" section in Cannes.
In the film, the heroine Amy (shuzi) used DV to record the love story of her boyfriend Yang Xiaomeng (Liu Xiaomeng) who met and fell in love due to a misunderstanding, and finally had no choice but to separate. Director Shu Zi said, "Since the record of this new field of many seniors said that I can not pry, and I will use "Amy's Diary" as a rallying call, gather people and horses, and make something different. Actor Liu Xiaomeng joked, "Shuzi, as a director, won the best actress award." As the male number one, he won the Best Screenplay Award. Next time, you can consider working as a drama director, and you are expected to sprint for best actor. ”
Previously, "The Diary of Amy Grain" has appeared frequently on major international stages and emerged at major international film festivals. The film has won the Remy Gold Award for Original Drama at the Houston International Film Festival, the 2016 Los Angeles Short Film Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actress, and has been shortlisted for the 2016 Miami Short Film Festival, the 2016 Visit code Independent Film Festival, the Global Short Film Festival and many other well-known international film festivals around the world. In addition, the screening of the "Short Film Corner" unit in Cannes was called "the highest honor ever" by director Shuzi.
The format of shooting high-quality short films that win awards and get soft hands is much simpler than many large-scale, high-specification domestic films. According to Shuzi, "Google Glass", "iPhone" and "GoPro" are the "auspicious three treasures" of her short film creation.
The emergence of self-documentary forms is undoubtedly a great inspiration for many young people who love movies. The low-cost shooting method makes the unattainable film creation work lower the threshold: "making a movie" is no longer a tall thing, and a simple and relaxed gesture can also stimulate the enthusiasm and momentum of young people's creation. As Ang Lee said at the Shanghai Film Festival, for the current domestic young filmmakers, do not let them grow too fast, but more need a slow process of exploration, self-documentary films just provide a soil for young filmmakers to practice ideas. In the words of Shu Zi, director of "Amy's Diary": No matter how simple the equipment, as long as there is a creative idea, everyone can be the director of their own life.