''Oxhide'' (), directed by

Liu Jiayin Liu Jiayin is a Chinese independent filmmaker and educator, born in Beijing in 1981. She has made two experimental features combining documentary and narrative elements, ''Oxhide'' (2005) and ''Oxhide II'' (2009), both of which received internatio ...

, is a 2005 narrative independent Chinese film that portrays the director's family and their apartment in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. Liu was 23 years old when the film was recorded.

Awards, nominations, and honors

2005 Berlin International Film Festival The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10–20, 2005. '' Man to Man'' by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film. The festival closed with '' Kinsey'' by Bill Condon. The Golden Bear was awarded to South A ...

**Caligari Film Award ** FIPRESCI Award, Forum of New Cinema * 2005 Hong Kong International Film Festival **Golden DV Award * 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival **

Dragons and Tigers Award VIFF Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema was an award from the Vancouver International Film Festival for a film director from the Asia-Pacific region. Presented to a film judged as the best film by an emerging director within the festival's D ...

Sequel

In 2009, Liu Jiayin directed a sequel to ''Oxhide'', entitled '' Oxhide II''. Again taking her family as the film's subject, Liu takes a simple premise of a family making dumplings and uses it as the film's primary narrative device. The film premiered at the

2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. Twenty films from thirteen countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 23 M ...

as part of its Directors Fortnight program.

References

External links

*
''Oxhide''
at the Chinese Movie Database
''Oxhide''
on dGenerate Films website

2005 films 2005 drama films Chinese drama films Chinese docudrama films Films set in Beijing 2000s Mandarin-language films {{2000s-drama-film-stub