Oxhide

Oxhide (Chinese: 牛皮; pinyin: niú pí), directed by Liu Jiayin, is a 2005 narrative independent Chinese film that portrays the director's family and their apartment in Beijing. Liu was 23 years old when the film was recorded.^[1]

Oxhide
Simplified Chinese	牛皮
Hanyu Pinyin	niú pí
Directed by	Liu Jiayin
Written by	Liu Jiayin
Starring	Liu Zaiping Jia Huifen Liu Jiayin
Cinematography	Liu Jiayin
Distributed by	dGenerate Films
Release date	13 February 2005 (2005-02-13) (Berlin)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Awards, nominations, and honors

• 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
  • Caligari Film Award
  • FIPRESCI Award, Forum of New Cinema^[2]
• 2005 Hong Kong International Film Festival
  • Golden DV Award
• 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival
  • Dragons and Tigers Award^[3]

Sequel

In 2009, Liu Jiayin directed a sequel to Oxhide, entitled Oxhide II. Again taking her family as the film's subject, Liu takes a simple premise of a family making dumplings and uses it as the film's primary narrative device. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival as part of its Directors Fortnight program.^[4]