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Through text, researcher-writer Alexandra David-Néel’s journey across the Himalayas a century ago unfolds via her letters home—seeking answers in a world fractured by colonial entanglements, wars, and human ferocity. In audiovisual spaces, the filmmaker's experiences in eastern Tibet are reflected via her own lens and those of native Tibetan people. What begins through her encounter with a legendary school in the region becomes, by the film’s completion, an elegy — as violence eclipses “history”, yet fails to erase memory. Meandering between past and present, the work invites viewers into a meditative space open to contemplations on life, death, history, remembrance, the self, and more.

In the shadow of China’s growing erasure of marginalized lives and the tightening state surveillance, a sudden disappearance of an elderly woman in the frigid winter propels her caregiver, Lin, on a relentless search. As Lin’s quest deepens, the boundaries between her and the mystery blur, entwining her fate with the vanishing she seeks to resolve.

A tomboy returns to their hometown after their father passes away. As they help their mother prepare for the funeral, unspoken tensions rise to the surface.

An elderly father with dementia insists his late wife will return as a koi in the Han River. Four estranged siblings reunite to honor his wish - yet each harbors unspoken hopes of their own.

Dancers move through everyday city spaces: shopfronts, intersections and construction zones, treating Shanghai's streets as an impromptu set.

A case of bullying involving a minor sparked massive protests in Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province, due to unjust handling by the police. Thousands of citizens stood up for the victimized girl, only to be violently suppressed by the police on two occasions. During the demonstrations, protesters chanted slogans demanding the return of democracy.

During the 1939 Battle of Fanchang, Zhu Zhen, a platoon leader of the New Fourth Army, led his unit in escorting journalist Lu Ying, who carried evidence of the Japanese army’s atrocities in Nanjing as well as their operational plans. Pursued and blocked by Japanese forces, the team suffered continuous casualties and endured life-and-death trials, including ambushes on snowy plains and fierce combat in mountain caves. In the end, Zhu Zhen sacrificed his life for the mission, while Lu Ying successfully delivered the evidence, aiding the New Fourth Army in securing victory and exposing the crimes of the Japanese military.

A love-hate relationship between a girl and her pet fish which leads to regret.

As a reserved girl battles Long COVID, she and her unemployed mother must deal with pain, fear, and thoughts of suicide.

Heavy rain is expected tonight. In the bustling Xiaobei Road in Guangzhou, people run into each other only for a moment. A beauty salon worker who’s just been left by her husband, a dancer who wants to become a woman, and a migrant boy trying to change his life. The socially outcast strangers are brought together by a fireworks show.

This is the first non-fiction film to document, through real footage, the stories of children seeking help — and finding self-rescue — amid psychological and emotional struggles. Through intimate, unfiltered moments at schools, in families, and inside hospitals, the film captures the children’s interactions with teachers, parents, and doctors. Over the course of five years, the director — a veteran journalist — immersed herself in classrooms, medical institutions, and social organizations, conducting hundreds of interviews with children, parents, educators, and mental health professionals. Drawing from tens of thousands of real cases and records, she uses documentary cinema to explore the urgent question: how can we better understand and support children in their journeys of growth, care, and education?

In the garden, a sheep was attracted by a unique purple flower, and then it was their mealtime.

This is a documentary movie focusing on the common problems of governance in the world's mega cities. Using the calls received by the 12345 hotline in Beijing as a clue, the movie presents the vivid stories of citizens' lives in Beijing, a mega-city with a population of more than 21 million, through documentary filming.

Part 1 of the Farewell Trilogy, Farewell to Youth. The second part is to say goodbye to ideals.

Twenty-something Peng Tian returns to China after studying in London. He feels adrift. His friends are enjoying themselves, his father wanders around chanting advertising slogans, while his mother expounds her inevitable plan for his brilliant future: boss, father, business owner. Sprawled on the couch, he tries to resist the demands of a rapidly evolving Chinese society.

In a crowded dormitory in Flushing, NYC, an undocumented housekeeper, āyí, endures exploitation but Baduanjin offers her peace. As hardships mount, she must choose between silence and resistance.

A distressed woman’s soliloquy. “That woman” comes to her city for a short stay, bringing her the rain season from home. Inexplicable sensations torment her mind and body like mold, so she sinks into the reeds that grow out of the wounds on her finger. This film exposes a young woman's meandering feelings about sex and motherhood in relation to her chaotic perception of time.

In China, over 69 million children have been left behind by their parents in their home villages while they migrate to big cities to survive. Qui Che (14) was left by his mother with his grandparents. He was 4 years old when his father tragically took his own life due to their financial situation. He grew up lonely with unbearable burdens to help his grandparents with farm work. He vents his difficulties by writing diaries that provide a glimpse into his inner world. His story reveals a personal journey filled with emotional, familial, and societal challenges, especially the absence of his mother, who returns home once in three years. The film is a microcosm of the universal migration tendencies around the world.

The father had once been a violent man; his domestic abuse drove two women out of his life, and afterward, he sank into alcoholism. One day, his son sustained a severe injury—so severe that the hospital offered little hope for recovery. Following this, the son decided to leave home behind. On his journey, he unexpectedly crossed paths with his father's former girlfriends.

This documentary chronicles the life journeys and diverse fates of over a dozen former "sent-down youth" (zhishi qingnian) from Tongchuan.

Once a spirited and ambitious young man of the Miao people, Chong Sheng (Wang Yu) lived for his dream of performing the traditional lusheng dance. A tragic accident left him with a broken leg, forever shattering that dream. Consumed by despair, he retreats into silence, until, two years later, a failed attempt at ending his life propels him into a haunting journey through layered dreamscapes. Azalea is a meditation on broken aspirations, resilience, and the fragile border between life, death, and dreams.

Land Sailing 边境航行 tells the story of an Asian immigrant returning to the UK after an ordeal crossing the England Channel due to the refusal to board a plane and legally entering the UK. This road movie is mainly shot by action cameras, documenting from a first-person perspective a journey back from Paris on a Flixbus, via Calais and Dover by a ferry, illustrating a ten-hour crossing of the border and the geographic distance. This works tells a heartbreaking and serious story from a naive and innocent tune; it is feminine, gentle and poetic, containing shadow puppetry, Kazoo, paper boats and many other domestic and childlike elements.

In a remote Tibetan monastery, a young monk’s love for basketball and Michael Jordan sparks viral fame and quiet rebellion as he questions the weight of tradition and expectation

In the harsh winter of Inner Mongolia, two young men, Aoqi and Chaligan, spend their days trapped in a dim, cramped room. The desolation of their existence drives them to hatch a plan to scrape together money and flee south. Thus begins their journey between frostbitten cities and the vast, unforgiving grasslands of their homeland.

Nanny Dong Lan receives news of her nephew's death. Fearing her superstitious employer would deem her unlucky and temporarily lay her off, she lies and asked for leave to return to her hometown. During the funeral, Dong Lan's son steals some of the sacrificial candy, and a local fortune teller warns Dong Lan not to lie for seven days.

A team of workers is sent to planet Gliese 12b to build a gravitational portal. To conserve energy for survival on the frozen planet, each worker is allowed to speak only 113 words per day.

Just One More follows the life of a young boy caught in the grip of an unusual addiction—potato chips. What begins as a harmless craving slowly spirals into something more insidious.

The experimental short film Red Bean captures the energy of imagery in motion through fragments of everyday life in Beijing. The observational perspective—shaped by the filmmaker's personal experiences and complex relationship with their hometown—retains a sense of alienation, reminiscent of Michelangelo Antonioni’s Chung Kuo, Cina (1972).