Chinese Films
Surrounded by a wall of certificates, Yangyang has always lived under the shadow of his older brother; rap music and skateboarding are his unique passions, and he desperately longs for his family's approval—yet he remains forever caught in this stark contrast. He hopes to secure recognition by exchanging a fake certificate, but when that illusion shatters, all that remains is sheer embarrassment. In the twilight of the park, a long-awaited sense of empathy blossoms between the siblings.
The wife begins her day as usual with household chores. Amid the repetitive sweeping and the slipping on and off of her slippers, she seems to sense that something keeps falling onto the floor.
In the millennium, in a small county town, eighteen-year-old Chen Yang was determined to fulfill his late mother's last wish and move to a big city. By chance, he met Lin Shanshan, a "distant relative," during an accidental encounter at a bookstore. His father, Chen Weiguo, introduced her as a friend's relative who would be staying with them temporarily. As they spent more time together, a subtle affection grew between Chen Yang and Lin Shanshan. After his father once again pressured him to take over the family hardware store, Chen Yang accidentally discovered an invitation to his father and Lin Shanshan's wedding under the coffee table. He rushed to find Lin Shanshan, but only received silence in reply. On the eve of the wedding, Chen Yang asked Lin Shanshan if she would leave the county town with him—she refused. On the wedding day, Lin Shanshan finally saw clearly the ugliness of the townspeople and the true nature of marriage. That very night, she and Chen Yang rode away from the county town together on a motorcycle.
Screenwriter Yizhou wrote a story set in Western Sichuan: Photographer Yu Yan travels to Yuzixi to find the mountain god who is said to predict the future. After fainting, he is rescued by Tibetan girl Pema Chodron.
As they travel and live together, they gradually develop feelings for each other. Yu Yan discovers that her cowhide diary can foresee their ending. Yu Yan leaves in a fit of anger but returns, and the story repeats itself. Yu Yan and Pema Chodron are both projections of the two sides of Yizhou's inner self.
This film is a dystopian sci-fi short set in a future society tightly controlled by AI algorithms, where the intelligent system dissolves individual dissent in the name of "optimization" and repackages rebellion as entertainment symbols. The protagonist clings to self-will, resisting the system's psychological manipulation and attempting to pierce the illusion of false honor.PLAY MOVIE (please click here)
This short film focuses on the protagonist, Ruirui, telling the story of her life intertwined with her younger brother and mother—a family in which the father has been absent for an extended period. At the beginning of the story, while watching an animated film, Ruirui returns to her room to retrieve her headphones and happens to overhear her mother angrily reacting to her brother's cut-off nails caused by his grandmother. However, despite facing a similar situation herself, Ruirui's emotions are consistently ignored by her mother. Later, in a moment of desperation, Ruirui takes her brother's headphones, only to be met with an unjustified scolding from her mother. After the argument, her mother flips through an old photo album and suddenly realizes the long-standing neglect she has shown Ruirui. She then prepares breakfast and delivers new headphones to her, hoping to make up for the love that had been overlooked.
The virtual digital exhibition of the future is an ancient whale specimen, and the restoration of digitalization in the future. Corals in the sea have long been replaced by garbage discharged into the sea by humans, and the ecological collapse is irreparable because whales in the outside world have long been extinct. People in the future can only commemorate the creatures of the past electronically.
On their seventh wedding anniversary, Liu Xiaoyan and Li Ziyang end their marriage amidst a bitter argument. However, on the very day they receive their divorce certificate, Xiaoyan is diagnosed with suspected gastric cancer. Faced with the sudden onset of a terminal illness and the sting of perceived betrayal, the two—who had become virtual strangers—are forced back into each other's lives. Li Ziyang casts everything aside to accompany his ex-wife on a grueling journey toward recovery. Within the walls of a hospital ward filled with joy and sorrow, they witness the fragility of life and taste the bitterness of human nature. Yet, in this desperate struggle, they begin to re-examine one another and the true meaning of marriage. Moving from resentment and collapse to a bond where they must rely on each other to survive, they nourish their nearly withered love with blood and tears amidst the agony of fighting the disease. This is a journey of life defined by betrayal and protection, despair and rebirth, farewells and reunions. When the long winter finally fades, the flowers that once withered shall surely bloom again.
Xiao Wei, a socially anxious man, uses an app to create an AI double that shares his appearance but has a confident personality, and lets it socialize on his behalf. At first, the double’s success plunges Xiao Wei into virtual gratification. However, the double gradually spirals out of control: it not only develops genuine feelings for Xiao Yu, but also begins to question the very value of Xiao Wei’s existence, and eventually claims to be the more perfect "Xiao Wei". When Xiao Wei tries to expose the double in the real world, he finds that in Xiao Yu’s eyes, he himself has become the stranger.
How can a single mushroom become an umbrella of shared prosperity on the Loess Plateau? Umbrellas of Prosperity: Mushroom Bloom on the Loess Plateau follows agricultural scientist Huang Chao, whose lifelong dedication to the Loess Plateau has transformed mushroom cultivation through scientific innovation. The film documents his team’s breakthroughs in converting agricultural waste into valuable growing substrates, developing new mushroom varieties, and transferring technology to local farmers. Their work has revitalized abandoned cave dwellings into productive mushroom farms, turning a humble mushroom into a powerful driver of rural revitalization. More than a documentary about agricultural science, this is a story of perseverance, innovation, and the pursuit of shared prosperity.
Coming to Mother tells the story of a mother and daughter's reunion after years apart. When Qianqian finds herself homeless after being deceived and is about to leave Nanjing, she meets her terminally ill mother at a café. Years ago, her mother fled an unhappy marriage in pursuit of freedom, and though she feels guilty for not being there during her daughter's upbringing, she still hopes Qianqian will be as brave and independent as she once was. She leaves her house to her daughter, encouraging her to take control of her own destiny and avoid repeating the pattern of being trapped. Initially filled with resentment, Qianqian eventually understands her mother's intentions and decides to accompany her to the sea to fulfill her final wish. The story concludes with mother and daughter reconciled—both a redemption of family bonds and a symbol of Qianqian "following" in her mother's footsteps to become a free and strong woman. The narrative focuses on the emotional rift and reconciliation between mother and daughter, weaving together personal choices, women's destiny, and profound yet restrained maternal love.
