From the award-winning team that created The Passport
The sky is the limit
Official trailer Screening Room
Watch Kite in full. 14 min, HD, plays in China.
The film
On a remote island at the edge of China, a man at the end of his rope meets a little girl who gives him a reason to live.
A man stands at the edge of a cliff staring at the void beneath. With nothing left to live for and only one thing left to lose, he meets a little stranger who gives him hope and a reason to live.
Kite tells the story of a friendship between a middle-aged foreigner and a little Chinese girl. It is also a film about second chances. They are both alone, but destiny throws them together on a remote island of all places, and they both learn that life is worth living even when there seems to be no way out.
Credits
- Produced by
- Studio Supreme
- Director
- Olivier Hero Dressen
- Executive producer
- Camilla Wang
- Writers
- Michael Koltes, Olivier Hero Dressen, Nicholas Z. Scott
- Cast
- Michael Koltes, Reina Kinsman, Camilla Wang
- Cinematographer
- Kirtan Hummelen
- Production designer
- Coco Li
- Casting director
- Sara Shen
- Makeup & hair
- Firdonyoiki
- Production manager
- Jonathan Bizeau
- Editor
- Jose Salto
- Music
- Dan Vithyavuthi
- Sound
- Michael Hough
- VFX
- Designhero.tv
- In loving memory
- Ingeborg Paula Koltes, Falguiere Dali
- Shot in
- Huaniao Island, China
The story behind the film
After The Passport, Michael Koltes and Olivier Hero Dressen decided to make another film. A quick discussion turned into a brainstorm and gave birth to Kite. It took about two years to make. The story was first set on a rooftop in Shanghai, but in August 2021 Camilla Wang and Olivier travelled to a remote island near Korea, a three-hour boat trip from Shanghai. They fell for the place, befriended the locals, and the island became a partner of the film.
The island
Huaniao Island, Flower and Bird Island, sits on the edge of the Chinese border. From the lighthouse built by the British Empire in the 1800s to the bunkers built against the Japanese invasion in WWII, it carries a history of its own. Only 300 people live there permanently. It is an integral character of the film.
Thank you
A tiny team for a tiny island. After a week of shooting in the middle of the China Sea, through storms, 50 km winds and rain, the crew became a small family. Our thanks to the Huaniao Island team for their kindness and generosity in making this film possible.
Awards
15+ wins, 70+ selections- WinnerStage 32 Award11th Annual Stage 32 competition, partnered with HollyShorts2026
- WinnerBest ShortMalibu Film Festival, Santa Monica
- WinnerBest ShortMacau International Children's Film Festival, China
- WinnerGrand PrizeBarrimore Film Center, New Jersey
- WinnerBest DirectionLA Feedback Film Festival, Los Angeles2023
- WinnerBest ActressPEACH, Santa Monica
Stills
6 images
Poster
Free download
Videos
1
Team interview Team interview
Press
Reviews & interviewsAudience review at LA Feedback Film Festival, winner Best Directing.
