Xiaohui and His Cows

Directed by Xinyng Lao

Length: 12:00
Producers: Haozheng Li, Xianglian Wei
Editors: Youmin Kang, Xinying Lao
Cinematographer: Hark Xu
Sound Designers: Vedang Lambe & James Marriott

Xiaohui, a nine-year-old boy, lives with his grandfather in a village in Southwest China, while his parents work far away from home. Xiaohui’s grandpa does cow business for the family and he intends to sell the calf. In order to stop grandpa, Xiaohui tries every possible way to hide the baby cow and the mother cow in the mountains.

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Xinying Lao (b. 1997) is a director, writer, and editor from Guangxi, China. Based in China and New York, she is an MFA candidate in the Graduate Film program at NYU. With a background in documentary and a BA in journalism, Xinying has explored diverse stories of people, fostering connections through her keen interest in the impact of individual narrations.

Her films, often gaze through a child’s perspective, deconstruct the intricate layers of adulthood, highlighting the genuine essence and vulnerability of humanity. Xiaohui and His Cows (2023) is her second-year project at NYU, which was awarded Special Mention of the Generation Kplus International Jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2023.