“Goose Ridge”
This mysterious short film follows Xiao, a young boy who wakes up to discover that his mother has suddenly disappeared. As he searches for answers, his only lead comes from a strange woman who claims that she and his mother are from a place called Goose Ridge.
But when Xiao tries to uncover the truth, everyone around him insists that Goose Ridge does not exist. Blending childhood mystery, emotional drama, and elements of the surreal, the film explores loss, memory, and the unsettling space between reality and imagination. It is a compelling story about a child’s search for his mother and the hidden worlds that may lie just beyond belief.
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Mitong (Chloe) Wang is an eleventh-grader from Beijing, China. She has written and directed two short films. Her first short film, Dark Blue (2024), was selected by several film festivals, such as the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and was nominated for Best International Film by the All American High School Film Festival.