Breakaway
Wang Yao
Zenan Que
China, 2019, 7 min.
In Chinese with English subtitles.
This film is family friendly.
This film explores the families and children affected by adverse mental conditions that make everyday life a challenge, but also show the joy they experience as they engage in dance and art, bringing happiness and hard-earned accomplishment.
Director's Statement
My name is Wang Yao, I'm a student filmmaker from China. I have a strong interest in exploring social issues in my country that pertain to people who are underrepresented or seen as undesirable in modern society. It’s my mission to bring awareness to disabilities and encourage people to fully embrace people no matter their beliefs, ability, or manner in which they want to live their lives.
Category: Documentary.
Themes: World Cinema, Arts, Autism.
Saturday, April 13
The Screening Room
4:30pm
More in Documentary
-
Voyage of the Handala
Jim Koenigsaecker
United States, 2025, 29 min.Voyage of the Handala is an independent documentary film about an international group of peace activists and aid workers sailing from Europe to Gaza to raise... more ›
-
Fears of a Clown
Bart Vandever
United States, 2026, 90 min.Meet Steve: a fast talking, foul mouthed entertainer with East Coast grit and a brilliant, unique mind. After a lifetime of battling severe OCD, Steve poured... more ›
-
A Promise of Paradise
Thomas Machowicz
United States, 2025, 15 min.In A Promise of Paradise, the quiet fields of Oklahoma become the backdrop for an unexpected moral awakening. Dan Peterson—a Vietnam veteran and... more ›