PROGRAM
La noche de la infancia
From Dawn to Dawn
International Feature Film Competition
A Wen arrived in Spain as a child with his parents and learned to survive in a country whose language he did not speak, amid hardship and an identity divided between two worlds. His sister, director Xisi Sofia Ye Chen, observes him with tenderness as she seeks to dismantle the tough-guy image he has built for himself among his “blood brothers”. Between a Taoist monastery where he seeks redemption and the streets where exaggerated stories, karaoke, and silences heavy with depression still coexist, A Wen reveals the contradictions of a man suspended between Spain and China, Spanish and Chinese, toughness and tenderness. Without judging him, the camera offers an intimate portrait of an immigrant community usually relegated to the margins, restoring its place at the centre of the narrative.
Xisi Sofia Ye Chen
Xisi Sofia Ye Chen is a filmmaker of Chinese immigrant heritage. Raised between Qingtianese, Mandarin, Catalan, and Spanish, she holds a degree in Humanities and an M.A. in Creative Documentary from Pompeu Fabra University. Her work explores cultural hybridity, migration, and identity.
Technical Data Sheet:
D/G: Xisi Sofia Ye Chen
F: Pablo Paloma
E: Juliana Montañés
DA: Roman Cadafalch
S: Júlia Benach Obradors
M: Lukas Mathias, Román Daniel
P: Ricard Sales, Pedro Palacios, Luis Ferrón, Marta LaCima, Leonor Abreu, Ran Shao, Camila Montaldo, Marina Perales Marhuenda, Xavier Rocher
CP: LaCima Producciones, The South Project, La Fàbrica Nocturna
I: A Wen, Xisi Sofia Ye Chen
Contact:
Parallax Films. Qiao Jinbiao
E: festival@parallaxchina.com
W: midnightblurfilms.com/international-sales
IG: @xisisofiayechen, @parallaxfilms_sales


















