I spent nine years making this Immortals in the Village. I knew most of the local villagers. There are ten spiritual mediums in this village of two hundred households. This place was freezing cold in winter and the peasants only had two meals a day. They often got sick, thus the mediumship played a big part in their winter life.In real world, Shaman Xu and Shaman Nie lived a hopeless life. But from the other side of the world, they obtained confidence and brought solace to fellow villagers. The donkey-hide drum witnessed the passing of the old and the growing-up of the young. Ancient traditions took people back to the time of the ancestors, but the non-stop ringtones woke them to the present hour.After the years of filming, now I’m more concerned about how people truly live in the company of the ancient tradition.