Recently, actor Zhang Shanmeng, as a member of the Chinese artist delegation, appeared at the 21st Russian "Amur Autumn" International Film Festival with her self-written, directed and starred short film "Mirror Lake". It is reported that "Mirror Lake" is a short film shot by Zhang Shanmeng during the Spring Festival in 2023. It is inspired by a journey of exploration of the essence of life away from the hustle and bustle. The film is written by Zhang Shanmeng and written by Zhang Shanmeng. Meng and Li Shiyi co-directed, starring Zhang Shanmeng, Ba Jin Wangjia, Qiong Bao Dorje, Pema and others.
Under the leadership of the leader Liu Mingxiu, the Chinese cultural exchange delegation successfully carried out two activities: an exhibition of the works of the famous calligrapher and painter Xie Shuguo and a screening of the short film "Mirror Lake", which promoted the artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Russia. At the screening of "Mirror Lake", Zhang Shanmeng introduced the core content of the film. It tells the story of Qiuyang (played by Zhang Shanmeng), who has suffered multi-dimensional trauma such as career, love, family, family affection, etc., in order to complete the mission of aiding his brother in Tibet She came to Mirror Lake with her last wish. What she heard, saw and felt there made her begin to rethink the meaning of life. Her soul was healed like never before, and she continued to move forward bravely after unloading her burdens.
As the only Chinese film participating in the "Amur Autumn" International Film Festival, "Mirror Lake" takes "Women's Self-Growth and Redemption" as the theme, and uses the heroine's life pressure and difficulties as the core contradiction design to actively explore Changes in one's own independent value and concepts of family and love. The film confronts the topic of life and death through an in-depth portrayal of family love, meeting all living beings, the world, and oneself during the journey. In addition, the film also uses the perspectives of Norbu (played by Bajin Wangjia), Dorje (played by Qiongbao Dorje), cousin (played by Pema) and others to depict the cadres who aid Tibet and their great love for the Tibetan people. The collision of characters shows the friendship between China and Tibet.
It is worth mentioning that in the process of creating "Mirror Lake", Zhang Shanmeng also received support and help from many music artists such as A Jian, Liu Zhanxu and Selke. From the movie "Big Man with Big Wisdom" to "Psycho", from the movie "Morning Blossoms Picked Up at Dusk" to the Best Supporting Actress in the 14th Macau International Film Festival "Golden Lotus", Zhang Shanmeng has achieved great success in the big screen field. The achievements are obvious to all. This time she went to Russia to participate in the film event with the Chinese cultural exchange delegation, not only for multi-level and multi-angle exchanges and learning, but also hoping to pass on the essence of Chinese film culture and national film culture to more people. For many film practitioners and enthusiasts, telling Chinese stories well and expressing Chinese emotions is the responsibility and dream of every filmmaker.
