PASSERSBY - Directed by Xiao Bai Tarr

Project Type: Short Film

Project Title: PASSERSBY

Brief Synopsis: Short Synopsis On a rainy night at a vast transit hub, two figures complete a final intersection thirty-seven years after their paths first diverged. This is no mere encounter, but a definitive farewell orchestrated by the slow erosion of time. Utilizing a minimalist monochrome aesthetic and the raw, flickering textures of AI-generated imagery, the film captures the final tremors of a memory at the moment of its dissolution. As the mechanical roar of the terminal fades, the frame sinks into a silent, black expanse of water—the terminal point of time, and the final resting place of a lifelong resonance.

Runtime: 10 min

Completion Date:2026/5/1

Country of Origin: United States

Language: Chinese (English subtitle)

Credits

Director: Xiao Bai Tarr

Writer: Xiao Bai Tarr

Director’s Statement

Passersby is a visual meditation on "mnemonic entropy." As a US-based female artist, I explore the final dissolution of a relationship spanning thirty-seven years, reaching its quiet conclusion at the age of 55.