A brilliant student from a poor rural family arrives in the city for university, only to be scammed and left homeless. As he struggles to survive by scavenging, unaware that the entire city is searching for him, his acts of kindness quietly ripple through society. Beyond the Mountains is a powerful story of resilience, misunderstanding, and the quiet strength of human compassion.
中国
Sisyphus of the Factory
In 1995, China was pushing forward through a wave of reform, striving toward the new century. In a state-owned machinery factory in the northwest, workers were troubled by the sudden wave of layoffs. To ease tensions, the factory’s office director invited a qigong master from Guangzhou to hold a grand event titled “Receiving Cosmic Energy.” However, following this so-called healing session, a tragic incident occurred — the sick son of a fitter named Chen Qingjun suddenly died. From that moment o
How to Rebury Your Friend
When a factory acquires their hometown’s graveyard, two men return to rebury their dead friend—only to dig straight into a tug-of-war between locals and the factory.
REPLY
"Armored by her grandson's childish doodles, she battles monsters in the shattered mindscape — while her family never knew each call of 'Grandma' required crossing how many war zones just to flutter her eyelids in response."
Safely Feel The Real World
Durex 001 collaborated with Volvo XC40 to co-release a short film. Colored in signature Durex 001 colors (black and gold), the animation follows a couple who wakeup from a VR simulated dream and escape to a safe reality on “001 Island.” In the visual narrative between the two brands, safety is a sexy and apparent benefit, one that allows us to approach intimacy and embrace reality.
Father
This film captures the fraught relationship between the director's father, a property developer, and his grand-father, a blind fortune teller, as they negotiate past resentments and an uncertain future.