THE PHOENIX NEST( In development, 2020)
THE PHOENIX NEST(In Development)
Historical Drama with a Fantasy Twist
Written by Joanne Cheng
Film Synopsis
Against the backdrop of a sprawling metropolis Beijing at the turn of 21st century, Alice, a Chinese expat returns to her long lost ancestral Siheyuan house in Hutong on the eve of its being demolished, encountering sweeping dejavu with its tumultuous past and a haunting prophecy of an endangered future.
Siheyuan Prophecy is an intimate portrait of contemporary China seen through the eyes of a brave Chinese little girl who, under the guidance of her renaissance grandfather, questions the validity of a world full of deception.
English script 10th draft in revision. Available upon request