Present.Perfect. (2019)

Name: Present.Perfect.
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-01-27

2h 4m

Running Time

January 27, 2019
Release Date

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Plot.

Weaving together footage filmed and broadcast by little-known Chinese live-streaming anchors, who struggle with real-life face-to-face social interaction because of their identity, disability and social-economic status, this cinematic collage explores how individuals satisfy their cravings for human connection through virtual togetherness, and how these virtual relationships challenge standard definitions of companionship.

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Cast & Crew.

Zhu Shengze

Director / Editor

Aymeric Dupas

Sound Designer

Yang Zhengfan

Producer

Wang Yang

Producer

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Details.

Release Date
January 27, 2019

Original Name
完美現在時

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 4m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-04-12

Wiki.

Present.Perfect. (Mandarin Chinese: 完美現在時 or Wan Mei Xian Zai Shi) is a 2019 documentary film entirely composed of livestream footage recorded from Chinese streaming sites. It was directed and edited by Shengze Zhu. Over the course of ten months, she edited 800 hours of footage into a two-hour montage. The film won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it had its world premiere.