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Festival 2023
Truthless
China, 2021

Short Form
Directed by
Zhao Badou
Running time
27 mins
Short Form

Stand-up comedian Lady Lin revisits her hometown after her mother’s death and confronts the lies her family spread about her passing, in order to conceal her trans identity. Unable to process her conflicting emotions, her only hope of reconciliation with her family is an onstage act. 


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Director Bio



Badou graduated from Beijing Film Academy in the class of 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in screenwriting having written and directed several short films and documentaries. He likes to observe the everyday lives of superlative characters and the superlative emotions of everyday people.