The Burning Night
燃夜
HONG KONG | CHINA | 2024 | Drama | 20min
Director: Demon Wong
Screenwriter: Demon Wong, White Yip
Producer: Lee Wong
Cinematographer: Sunlusky
Editor: Junfan Wei
Art Director: Chuan Chao
Sound: Xueying Bai
Music: Zhi16
Starring:Xuan Chao
导演:王煜
编剧:王煜,叶史昭
制片:王利
摄影指导:刘陆录
剪辑:魏君帆
美术指导:赵川
声音:白雪滢
音乐:Zhi16
主演:赵玄
Synopsis
Speeding through the late-night streets of Guangzhou in 2008, teenagers vented their frustration with the external world. The troubles they caused unexpectedly dissipated amidst the bright fireworks welcoming the Olympics, and the fervour inspired by the nationwide celebration.
Festival&Award

2024 Beijing International Short Film Festival
- Official Selection

2024 Golden Horse Awards

2024 Nowness
- Official Selection

2025 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- Official Selection
Director's Note
Mixed with young memories and experiences, we hope to return to the streets of Guangzhou, China in 2008 with you. It is about the confrontation of collective individuals in the context of the big era, as well as the group catharsis, loneliness and helplessness of individuals. The young, marginalized boys try to gain recognition and attention through external catharsis. And their madness is wrapped up in the larger violence and the unknown spectacle to come. In the end, they still cannot find an exit but enter a greater emptiness as fireworks are lit and blossomed repeatedly. Everyone's madness, anger, and hopelessness dissipated in the big-time celebration with the bright fireworks.

Demon Wong
Demon Wong, born in Guangzhou, China, now lives in Beijing. He is an independent commercial director with a strong personal style. His first short film The Burning Night was selected for the International Competition of the 47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, was selected for the 61st Golden Horse Awards, and won the Best Asia Short Film Award at Short Shorts Film Festival Asia in 2025. His second short film We Will Follow the Wind was selected for the competition section of the 19th FIRST Youth Film Festival and the 40th Mar del Plata International Film Festival.







