Editor
Against the background of economic reform, Shanggong village will be hosting the Nuo Dance Ritual for the one last time. This inspired the filmmaker to explore the origins of this traditional ritual, and to interrogate--and empathize with--the identity crisis that have long plagued an author's pursuit of her craft.
Director
Capturing the bank of the Grand Canal River in single frames with a long shot and its image enlarged through a super 8mm film camera, “zhú mù nòng” considers the film's techniques and the emotions they unfolded. Images are edited in camera. (Super 8mm – Color – 2'46”)
Color Grading
A portrait that follows Nan, my uncle and the last two years he and his parents live together. In long, tightly framed shots, a picture emerges of three intimately interwoven lives: the gentle and touching bickering between Nan and his mother, the evenings in front of the television when time seems to stand still, and the minutes ticking by as Grandpa silently peels an apple. In the film, disability is not only seen as symptoms on individual bodies, but as social, physical, and temporal relationships. It is a meditation on time, disabilities, and the economies of care in contemporary China.
Editor
A portrait that follows Nan, my uncle and the last two years he and his parents live together. In long, tightly framed shots, a picture emerges of three intimately interwoven lives: the gentle and touching bickering between Nan and his mother, the evenings in front of the television when time seems to stand still, and the minutes ticking by as Grandpa silently peels an apple. In the film, disability is not only seen as symptoms on individual bodies, but as social, physical, and temporal relationships. It is a meditation on time, disabilities, and the economies of care in contemporary China.
