Guangzhou Wraps: Hou Tiao's "The Sling Practitioner" for 2025 Maritime Guangdong Program

Art and Culture |  The short film "The Sling Practitioner", directed by Hou Tiao—one of the top ten filmmakers selected for the 2025 "Maritime Guangdong Young Director Support Program" ("the Maritime Guangdong Program"), has wrapped up filming in Guangzhou. The outdoor location for the sling practice scenes was eventually chosen in an undeveloped patch of land along the river on Changzhou Island in Guangzhou. Walking down about fifty meters from the edge of the asphalt road, one can find a circular clearing surrounded by dense, tall green plants.

“When observing the protagonist practicing with the sling from behind, it felt as though she had detached from the world; yet from within this setting, looking outward, the newly constructed cable-stayed structure of the bridge and the constant flow of traffic in the distance created a poetic quality that aligns deeply with both the character and the storyline,”described Hou Tiao. #artandculture

由2025“向山海走去”青年导演创作扶持计划（简称山海计划）十强导演侯眺执导的短片《练习弹弓的人》在广州杀青。影片中弹弓练习的外景地，最终选在了广州长洲岛江边一片尚未开发的荒地。从柏油路边沿向下行走约五十米，可见一处圆形草地，四周被各类茂密高大的绿色植物环绕。“站在角色身后观察她练习弹弓时，好像她已经与世隔绝；而置身其中向外望去，景深处是新造珠江特大桥巨大的斜拉结构和不息的车流，有一种和角色、情节高度契合的意境。”侯眺这样描述。

翻译：李浩楠（实习）

审校：罗洁

终审：王予湉