''Oxhide'' ( zh, c=牛皮, p=niú pí), directed by

Liu Jiayin Liu Jiayin (born 20 August 1981) is a Chinese independent filmmaker and educator from Beijing. She directed two experimental features combining documentary and narrative elements, ''Oxhide'' (2005) and ''Oxhide II'' (2009), both of which receive ...

, is a 2005 narrative independent Chinese film that portrays the director's family and their apartment in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

. Liu was 23 years old when the film was recorded.

Awards, nominations, and honors

* 2005 Berlin International Film Festival **Caligari Film Award **

FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for ''Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique'') is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the wor ...

Award, Forum of New Cinema * 2005 Hong Kong International Film Festival **Golden DV Award * 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival ** Dragons and Tigers Award

Sequel

In 2009, Liu Jiayin directed a sequel to ''Oxhide'', entitled ''

Oxhide II ''Oxhide II'' () is a 2009 Independent film, independent Cinema of China, Chinese film by Liu Jiayin. It is a sequel to ''Oxhide'' (2005), Liu's directorial debut. Like the first film, ''Oxhide II'' portrays the director and her family as they go a ...

''. Again taking her family as the film's subject, Liu takes a simple premise of a family making dumplings and uses it as the film's primary narrative device. The film premiered at the

2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the dram ...

as part of its Directors Fortnight program.

References

External links

*
''Oxhide''
at the Chinese Movie Database
''Oxhide''
on dGenerate Films website

2005 films 2005 drama films Chinese drama films 2000s Chinese films Chinese docudrama films Films set in Beijing 2000s Mandarin-language films {{2000s-drama-film-stub