I Am Another YouNanfu Wang

There is something about adventurer and ‘voluntary bum’ Dylan. He may be homeless, but everywhere he goes he is offered places to sleep, food, money… Director Nanfu Wang also is fascinated by this handsome, engaging but complex man and decides to live with him on the street.

Chinese Nanfu meets Dylan for the first time in a hostel in Florida. They are very different: Nanfu managed to outgrow a life of poverty and traveled to America in search of a better future, with 3 master degrees. Dylan quit school and left the middle class family he grew up in.

By describing Dylan's life in a sharp and sometimes naïve way, Nanfu investigates the concept of freedom, as it is perceived in Western society. When Nanfu finds Dylan again two years later, she discovers another side to his story. This side makes her look at their adventures together completely differently. A road movie and detective story rolled into one. This very talented documentary filmmaker ended up on the shortlist of the Oscars for Best Documentary with her 2016 film Hooligan Sparrow.

 



Vertoond op editie(s) 2018
Screened at edition(s) 2018

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Directed by Nanfu Wang
USA
82 min.
English
Subtitles: English

Programme

International selection

credits
Director

Nanfu Wang

Producer

Nanfu Wang, Lori Cheatle

Production company

Little Horse Crossing the River Inc., Hard Working Movies

Cinematography

Nanfu Wang, Michael Shade

Editing

Nanfu Wang

Music

Nathan Halpern, Chris Ruggeiro

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