This enigmatic film poem traces a woman’s return to find her mother who disappeared during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. In following the sound of an erhu (a traditional Chinese instrument) to photographs she is helped by two old people to uncover a delicate but difficult truth about her family. In a distinctively Chinese approach, the work treats narrative, text, sound and image as integrated poetic devices.
This enigmatic film poem traces a woman’s return to find her mother who disappeared during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. In following the sound of an erhu (a traditional Chinese instrument) to photographs she is helped by two old people to uncover a delicate but difficult truth about her family. In a distinctively Chinese approach, the work treats narrative, text, sound and image as integrated poetic devices.
Directors: Chen Chen
Writers: Chen Chen
Producers: Lei Gao
Key cast: Hecui Xie
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Student project: Yes
Completion date: 11/03/2017
Shooting format: 2K
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Film color: Color
First-time filmmaker: Yes
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