“Breathe”
This intimate drama follows a reserved young girl living with Long COVID as she and her unemployed mother struggle to cope with chronic pain, fear, and profound emotional distress. As illness reshapes their daily lives, both are forced to confront isolation, uncertainty, and the psychological toll that prolonged suffering can bring.
Through a deeply personal lens, the film explores Long COVID, mental health, family hardship, and the impact of illness on both young people and caregivers. It is a powerful and compassionate story about survival, despair, and the fragile search for hope in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
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Jim Yufei Zou is a Shanghai-based filmmaker from China working across directing, cinematography, and assistant directing. He is emerging as a promising talent in contemporary short film, with work that has already gained recognition on the international festival circuit.
As director and cinematographer of the short film Naked Island, Jim Yufei Zou won Best Student Cinematography at the 66th Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards. He also served as Second Assistant Director on A Tortoise’s Year of Fate, which premiered at the 76th Locarno Film Festival, further highlighting his growing presence in international independent cinema.