Two immigrants living in the fringes of American society hit the road in search of the truth about a shared UFO abduction.
Producer: Fan He
Producers: Alex Lora, Andrew K. Li, Antonio Tibaldi
Director: Antonio Tibaldi
Writers: Alex Lora, Antonio Tibaldi
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Music: Idem
Editor: Alex Lora
Cast: Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Xingchen Lyu, Zao Wang
Sound design: Todd Toon
Production Company: Mokexing Pictures, EnMaze Pictures, AIM Media, We Production, No Permits Produktions
International Sales: TVCO
US Distribution: Juno Films
Italy Distribution: Berta Film
Canada Distribution: Films We Like
Duration: 96 minutes
Completion: September 2021
US View: Fandango at Home, Amazon
Award:
Best Feature Focus International Film Festival 2022
Best Director Focus International Film Festival 2022
Best Actor Focus International Film Festival 2022
Best Actress Focus International Film Festival 2022
Best Ensemble Cast International Film Festival 2022
Focus International Film Festival 2022
Best Director Centre Film Festival 2023
Best Film Centre Film Festival 2023
Best Actor Centre Film Festival 2023
Best Feature Tokyo Film Awards 2023
Best Cinematography Global Indian Film Festival 2024
Best Actor Global Indian Film Festival 2024
Best Actress Global Indian Film Festival 2024
Official selections:
Deauville Film Festival 2021
Slamdance Film Festival 2022
Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival 2022
Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival 2022
Phoenix Film Festival 2023
Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 87%
“a vision of a robot in need of repairs—immobile and at the mercy of her cruel master.“ – RogerEbert
“There are no weak links in this cast and Lyu and Guerrero shine both with roles that are complex.” – A Little Birdie Told Me
“There’s more than a little of Close Encounters’ DNA in We Are Living Things, a low-key drama about two people searching for a truth they know is out there. But director and co-writer Antonio Tibaldi also infuses his story with a sense of social realism missing from Steven Spielberg’s 1977 blockbuster.” – National Post
“Two undocumented immigrants from opposite sides of the world connect in Brooklyn — and over their shared trauma relating to apparent alien abductions.” – New York Times
“a bitter-sweet, art-house drama” – Cultural Mining
“This is a film you need to experience more than read about” – Unseen Films
”excellent sound mixing and editing, cinematography, social comedy and apt direction.” – Afro Toronto