South of the Border
Add To Playlist
Duration: 00:18:15
Country/Region:
Mainland China
Release Year:
Release Year:
Publish Date: 17 May 2024 00:00:00 UTC
Story:
The mother felt discomfort in her stomach and went to the hospital for a gastroscopy. It was discovered that she was infected with Helicobacter pylori. The doctor advised the entire family to get tested. On the airplane journey back and forth, as I looked out the window at the city below, with its buildings and roads stretching in all directions like glowing umbilical cords, I felt a subtle, intangible connection.
The mother felt discomfort in her stomach and went to the hospital for a gastroscopy. It was discovered that she was infected with Helicobacter pylori. The doctor advised the entire family to get tested. On the airplane journey back and forth, as I looked out the window at the city below, with its buildings and roads stretching in all directions like glowing umbilical cords, I felt a subtle, intangible connection.
Cast
YANG Yuye
Directors
Runtime :
18
minutes
Language :
Mandarin
Subtitles :
Chinese, English
Director‘s Statement
This film is composed of personal footage, found footage, Polaroids, and animation. Please try to watch it in a dark, quiet environment, adjusting the volume accordingly to distinguish between left and right audio channels. Kenzaburō Ōe wrote a book called "The Loose Bonds," in which he uses the metaphor of bonds to imagine the relationships between family members. These bonds often hang loosely on the ground and can be gently tugged when necessary, or they can follow the path of the other person. As I moved away from home, the bonds between me and my family gradually loosened, but whenever I think back to the past, those bonds suddenly tighten again. Will this sometimes tight, sometimes loose bond eventually break? I believe there must be a boundary waiting for us.
Reviews
You need to login to add your review. Click here to login.
Cast
YANG Yuye
Director
