Kill Yuyi Huang
Tan Yi
Chine / 2024 / Fiction / 15’1”I2505328
SYNOPSIS
[EN] The chief dancer of a dance troupe was asked to kill another woman, who was her former friend. Can that person quietly disappear completely in their flawless daily life. The film is a female killer's inner monologue in the face of necessity. You may have never killed anyone, but you must have also killed someone. “Killing” someone, whether metaphorically or not, is a topic of significant depth. We’ve all faced moments of reluctant surrender—be it a once-held grand dream or a simple desire like owning a pet—the process of letting go is inherently private and fraught. Most often, we suffer in silence, with others only witnessing the aftermath of our pain. For modern women, there are many such moments where they must figuratively ‘kill’ parts of themselves because historically, they’ve had limited choices over their lives. Yet paradoxically, they also live in an era of expanded options. The unseen, bloody sacrifices lie beneath becoming who society expects—a woman, perhaps a mother. When a modern woman becomes a mother, she is both a hero and a metaphorical killer.