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Asian Pop-Up Cinema: THE COFFIN PAINTER (2021)
THE COFFIN PAINTER (DA FEI, 2021, 95 MIN, DCP, CHINA)

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In his second feature film, director Da Fei tells the story of a cross-generational friendship between two strangers: Jia, an older man who lost a son tragically, and Seven, a middle school girl who has moved to the neighborhood with her mother, fleeing from debt. Jia works as a coffin painter, the traditional Chinese craftsman who draws religious symbols on caskets for the dead; he is afforded a close view of people’s different attitudes towards their families, and towards life and death. Though dealing with the challenges of loss and transition, the three individuals find themselves drifting closer together into the warmth of shared company. With a keen eye for the  details of daily life in a small town, Da Fei portrays the nuanced experiences of loneliness in an indifferent world. As Jia and Seven find healing through understanding, their lives begin to turn around…