Short films

The Confucius Institute is organising its monthly Chinese Cinema Cycle in the Cercle Cité. This is a unique opportunity to discover Chinese films and documentaries (with English subtitles). The Confucius Institute worked with the Allers-Retours Association to select the films. Come along on Thursday 18 December 2025 from 17:30 (start at 18:00) for the screening of 5 short films:  “The Burning Night”,  “The Dancing Girl and The Balloon Man”,  “Summer Knows”,  “Here, Hopefully” and  “Where do ants sleep at night” (English subtitles)
Venue: Cercle Cité, 2 rue Genistre, Luxembourg City (Henri Beck auditorium – 5th floor)
Free and open to all, registration required: confucius@uni.lu or (+352) 4666444964

L’Institut Confucius organise son Cycle Cinéma Chinois mensuel au Cercle Cité. Une occasion unique de découvrir des films et documentaires chinois (sous-titres en anglais). Pour la sélection des films, l’Institut Confucius a travaillé avec l’association Allers-Retours. Rendez-vous le jeudi 18 décembre 2025 à partir de 17h30 (début de la séance à 18h) pour la projection de 5 courts-métrages: “The Burning Night”,  “The Dancing Girl and The Balloon Man”,  “Summer Knows”,  “Here, Hopefully” and  “Where do ants sleep at night” (sous-titres en anglais).
Lieu : Cercle Cité, 2 rue Genistre, Luxembourg Ville (auditorium Henri Beck – 5ème étage)
Gratuit et ouvert à tous, inscription obligatoire : confucius@uni.lu ou (+352) 4666444964

The Burning Night - 燃夜
A film by Demon WONG

2024 | 20 min | Fiction

On the streets of Guangzhou in 2008, it is all about the confrontation between individuals in the big era. The young boys try to gain attention through external catharsis. In the end, they cannot find an exit but enter a greater emptiness.

The Dancing Girl and The Balloon Man - 怎舞心事
A film by David MA

2023 | 11 min | Drama

Romance blooms between a dim sum shop assistant and a street performer in Chinatown, who carries them in the safety of his balloon on a rainy night.

Summer Knows - 知了
A film by Hongshi ZHONG

2023 | 20 min | Drama

Summer of 2001, as Beijing wins the bid to host the 29th Summer Olympics, an ordinary Chinese family is slowly falling apart. Catching glimpses of the distress and secrets harbored by each family member, Hui, an innocent six-year-old girl, only wants to seize the summer while it lasts.

Here, Hopefully - 希望在哪里
A film by Hao ZHOU

2023 | 11 min | Documentary

A nonbinary aspiring nurse from China strives to build a gender-affirming life in rural Iowa, US. After graduating from nursing school, they work tirelessly to pass their licensure exam in hopes of obtaining a work visa.

Where do ants sleep at night - 蚂蚁
A film by Dean WEI

2023 | 21 min | Experimental, Drama

A man and a woman suffer from the same terrible disease: they do not fit in. Their world, an office space, is disrupted when a pigeon flies in through the window and wreaks havoc. This is a short film combining elements of dance, theatre, music and the language of cinema.