The Certificate

新冠疫情笼罩之下，陈夏的世界在一夜崩塌。当她终于拿到那张新生活的入场券，却发现深爱的同性恋人早已嫁作她人之妻。母亲以死相逼，求她回归传统。就在情感濒临窒息之际，情敌张夕上门，冲突一触即发。陈夏倒在地上，一种不祥的预感袭来——瘟疫，或许已经潜入身体。愤怒与背叛在她的心中翻涌，她是否还能坚守信仰，还是会选择放手一搏，跨越那条道德的界限？ 

As the pandemic spreads, Chen Xia’s world crumbles in a single night. The certificate she thought would secure her future instead reveals a brutal truth: her lover has already married another woman. Chen Xia’s mother also threatens to kill herself to pressure her into conforming. Soon, her rival in love Zhang Xi arrives, and their confrontation turns violent. As Chen Xia falls to the ground, a chilling realization strikes her—she might be infected with the pandemic. Fever intensifying, rage surging, she stands on the edge. Will she hold on to her beliefs, or cross the line she swore never to break? 

导演：冯一琦
编剧：冯一琦
主演：王芷萱、李胜楠
制片人：董家敏
摄影：叶皇柱
类型：剧情短片
对白语言：汉语普通话、上海话

Director: Taylor Feng
Screenwriter: Taylor Feng
Cast: Zhixuan Wang, Shengnan Li
Producer: Jiamin Dong
Cinematographer: Huangzhu Ye
Genre: Narrative Short Film
Language: Mandarin Chinese, Shanghainese

冯一琦，查普曼大学道奇电影学院电影电视制片硕士。拥有多部剧情短片制片经验，熟悉中美影视制作流程，擅长项目统筹、团队协调与跨文化沟通。作品曾入围多个国际电影节，获好莱坞2025年最佳独立短片奖。目前专注于女性叙事与移民题材的中小成本剧情片开发。具备良好的预算控制能力与实操执行力，热衷于将真实情感转化为具象影像。  

Taylor Feng holds an MFA in Film and Television Producing from Chapman University’s Dodge College. She has produced multiple narrative short films and is well-versed in both U.S. and Chinese production workflows. With strengths in project coordination, team management, and cross-cultural communication, her work has been selected by various international film festivals and awarded Best Independent Short at the 2025 Hollywood Film Awards. She is currently focused on developing low- to mid-budget narrative films exploring female-driven stories and themes of migration. Skilled in budgeting and on-the-ground execution, she is passionate about translating authentic emotions into compelling visual storytelling. 

当世界倾覆，道德是否仍能存续？这是我在这部影片中试图探寻的核心。 

疫情不仅是一场生命危机，更是一场冷酷的道德审判，它撕裂社会与人心，逼视人性的底线。当信念被现实击碎，我们究竟坚守原则，还是屈从于愤怒？当背叛与孤立将人推至悬崖，灾难步步紧逼，陈夏必须在宽恕与毁灭之间做出抉择。 

在这场浩劫中，个体的身份与处境也被放大。女性的挣扎、家庭的桎梏，以及同性恋群体在道德与偏见双重压力下的无声抗争，都交织成一幕无法回避的现实困境。 

这不仅是一部关于疫情的电影，更是一则关于道德、信仰与人类处境的思考。我希望观众在离场时，心中仍回荡着一个问题：如果是你，你会如何选择？ 

“When the world collapses, does morality still exist?” This is the central question I wanted to explore in The Night the Plague Came. 

The pandemic was not just a health crisis—it was a moral reckoning, exposing the fractures within society and within ourselves. This film is about the boundaries of morality. When personal faith is shattered by reality, do we hold on to our beliefs, or do we surrender to rage? Chen Xia is someone who has always upheld justice and integrity. But when she faces betrayal, familial oppression, and the creeping presence of the plague, she is pushed to the edge. In that moment, would she choose forgiveness or destruction? 

Visually, I chose a stark, restrained realism, stripping away melodrama to let the emotions breathe in silence. The film uses low-saturation tones and handheld cinematography to create an oppressive, immersive experience, allowing the audience to feel the weight of Chen Xia’s turmoil. 

This is not just a film about the pandemic—it is a meditation on morality, faith, and the human condition in times of crisis. My hope is that audiences leave with a question lingering in their minds: If it were you, what would you choose?