Documentary
New Talent

Weiyena – The Long March Home

Two family stories, one century and two cities merging in the same person: Weina Zhao. Her parents named their little daughter “Vienna” when they emigrated from Beijing to Austria. Weina’s journey back in history – from the Cultural Revolution to Modern China – tackles the big issues of 21st century: migration, identity and coping with the past.

Data

aka: Ich heiße Wien und bin aus Peking
Category: Documentary, New Talent
Financing: Nationaler Film
Format: DCP, 92 Min
Release: 03.09.2021
Distribution: FILMLADEN Filmverleih GmbH, Langbein & Partner Media GmbH & Co KG
Admissions: 1.200
Funding Film Institute: 184.716 €
Share of total production costs: 38 %
Television investment: 92.500 €
Funding program: ÖFI
first run on ORF2 Austrian Broadcasting Service: 31.10.2022
Viewers: 26.000
Film location: China, Vienna
Shooting time: September - December 2018
Days of shooting: 30
Completion: Fall 2019
Funding institutions Austria: Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria