A Short Story

A Short Story (破碎太阳之心, 2022) is a fifteen-minute fable by Bi Gan, and you can watch it online on iFILM. An abandoned kitten sets off on a journey to learn what the most precious thing in the world really is.

The plot fits in a single line, but the name behind it is the director of Kaili Blues and Long Day's Journey Into Night — a filmmaker who cares far more about mood and texture than about plot. The same waking-dream sensibility runs through it, just compressed into short form. Watch it for the atmosphere and the cat's-eye view of things, not for twists. A gentle way into Bi Gan's cinema if his long features feel daunting. Stream A Short Story online on iFILM.