Odyssey 2026: In Competition 2 "Fashion as Performativity"

Odyssey 2026 In Competition (2/3)

As some of you know, each year, Odyssey chooses a specific theme for both our competition and curation.

This year the topic is #Fashion. We are not a festival tries to define a regional cinema or what cinema is, but as a vehicle to open new imagination and dialogue that would not been there otherwise.

There are 17 shorts in total selected as part of the In Competition. They are curated into 3 sub-strands.

Our Jury Panel is now judging them for different award categories.

"Fashion as Performativity" (6 films)

Total Duration: Approx. 1 hour 47 minutes

1 . When the Wind Blows (2025) - UK PREMIERE
Dir. Gigi Yang | 8' | Sci-Fi / Experimental / Fashion / Drama | UK / Hong Kong SAR

Waking up in a strange dimension, an amateur scientist follows the whispers of the wind to confront her unhealed grief.

2 . Gone People (2025) - UK PREMIERE
Dir. Circle Kong | 24' | Drama | China

On the eve of the Ching Ming Festival, a lonely old man turns an ancient ritual into a touching bridge between the living and the dead.

3 . Praying Mantis (2025) - UK PREMIERE
Dir. Joe Hsieh | 18' | Animation / Horror | Taiwan

A seductive praying mantis mutant stalks the red-light district to feed her starving child...

4 . Sit Down Comedy (2025) - UK PREMIERE
Dir. Iverson Ronghao Wang | 23' | Dark Comedy | China

On his debut night, a novice stand-up comedian fakes a disability for laughs, only for a mentor's command to blur the dangerous line between comedy and painful reality.

5 . Boiling Point (2025) - UK PREMIERE
Dir. Ying Ze | 13' | Drama / Fantasy | France

A elderly man has the superhuman ability of drinking 120-degree boiling water, becoming a viral phenomenon overnight.

6 . ❌ (2025) - UK PREMIERE
Dir. Yuhan Teng | 21’ | Animation | China

Believed by no one, a lonely little girl declares war on the world with her imaginary alien friend.

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🎬 Odyssey 2026 | #Fashion: cinema as fashion
📅 28 September - 10 October 2026
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