MINT: CFF Short Film Competition 1

MINT: CFF Short Film Competition 1

Rooftop Lempicka
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 20 min
Genres: Drama Coming-of-Age
Production Countries/Regions: Vietnam United States
Dialogue Language(s): Vietnamese
Subtitle Language(s): English
Director(s): Nguyễn Lương Hằng
Producer(s): Nguyễn Mai Ka, Nhi Bùi, Lê Quỳnh Anh, Raul Garcia Jr
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

While her mother is expecting their second child, young Thi befriends Ngoc, a club waitress who has just moved in as a tenant in their family home. As their friendship grows, she discovers that Ngoc is secretly a sex worker. Meanwhile, an art book of Tamara de Lempicka’s female nudes, stolen from a bookshop, silently bears witness.

Children’s Day 愿你幸福 
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 20 min
Genres: Drama Family
Production Countries/Regions: Singapore
Dialogue Language(s): English
Subtitle Language(s): English
Director(s): Giselle Lin
Producer(s): Sam Chua Weishi, Bambby Cheuk, Macarius Chia
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

Shy and imaginative eight-year-old Xuan struggles to find the perfect outfit for her school’s upcoming Children’s Day celebration while adjusting to a turbulent home life and an unlikely new friendship at school

Innocent Flesh 无辜的肉
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 23 min
Genres: Drama Horror Fantasy LGBTQ+
Production Countries/Regions: China
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin Hokkien
Subtitle Language(s): Chinese and English
Director(s): Yihan Lin
Producer(s): Yuwen Li, Hattie Yu, Qiancheng (Robert) Guo
Premiere Status: European Premiere

Echoing the myth of Chen Jinggu in southern China—a goddess who sacrificed herself to protect women in childbirth—the film traces a woman’s pregnancy as it awakens limitless possibilities, surfacing in her dreams that blur memory and prophecy. She envisions an alternate birth of herself, an intimate bond with another woman, and her body’s resonance with nature. When her ex-husband reappears with a cancer diagnosis, reality fractures. Pregnancy becomes a realm where folklore and flesh collide, confronting her with cycles of creation, loss, and rebirth.

I CANCEL MYSELF 我取消我自己
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 5 min
Genres: Drama
Production Countries/Regions: China
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s): Chinese
Director(s): Hydia Han
Producer(s): Yifan Li
Premiere Status: International Premiere

Freda, a single woman over 45, has reached the age where the lines of her life have begun to take shape—and yet, she’s still caught up in the fickle, everyday uncertainties: Has her period truly ended? Should she dare to seek love, or simply get on with the day? Doing everything alone—is that something one can truly accept?
True freedom is only ever imagined.

Myopia 近视
Year of Production: 2024
Duration: 15 min
Genres: Drama Family Coming-of-Age
Production Countries/Regions: Taiwan(China)
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s): Chinese and English
Director(s): Siān-sûn Tiunn
Producer(s): “Han-Fang Hsiao
Premiere Status: International Premiere

7-year-old girl Ting-Ting is nearsighted, but she doesn’t want to wear the glasses. Because she finds that her young and
capricious mother, also a streamer she followed, pays attention to her only when she needs to apply eye drops.

2024: A Swiss Odyssey 2024：瑞士漫游
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 16 min
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Production Countries/Regions: Germany Switzerland China Ukraine
Dialogue Language(s): Swiss German German English
Subtitle Language(s): English
Director(s): Florian Rudolph, Yueqi Wu, Kyrylo Alferie
Producer(s): Florian Rudolph, Yueqi Wu, Kyrylo Alferie
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

A Chinese researcher walks into a Swiss village with a documentary film crew. She is investigating the connection between the local Carnival tradition and extraterrestrials.

A Little Regret in Helsinki 赫尔辛基的小遗憾
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 13 min
Genres: Documentary Family Coming-of-Age
Production Countries/Regions: Finland
Dialogue Language(s): English Mandarin Finnish French
Subtitle Language(s): Chinese and English
Director(s): Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
Producer(s): Haohao Qiaoshi Liu, Wertti Majamaa, Kauri Seppälä
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

A Chinese girl returns home to Helsinki, with a desire to reassess her feelings about home, perfection, friendship, and regret. A tender dialogue is raised between father and daughter.

For more information on festival programmes, events and films, please visit MINT Chinese Film Festival’s website: www.unicornscreening.com

This event is followed by a live Director Q&A

Please Note:
Seats MUST be booked for individual films prior to start times.
Festival passes do not automatically guarantee seats.
The full festival line-up will be announced on Sat 14 Feb. 
Passholders must select seats for films of their choice, the seat price will then reduce to £0.00 in the basket. 
Only one seat per festival pass holder is permitted, additional tickets will be charged accordingly.
Screen 3 Limited Seating – Advanced Booking Essential
Festival Film passes are non-refundable.
Festival terms & conditions apply.
For more details visit the MINT Festival ticket page HERE