
Year By Year
"Across the rural Jiangxi province and metropolitan streets of Shanghai, generations reconsider love, marriage and the future."
Synopsis
Made during an exchange trip to China, Year By Year is a short documentary exploring changing attitudes towards marriage, children and traditional values. Moving between Shanghai and the rural farmland surrounding it, the film reflects on how place, generation and culture shape ideas of family, responsibility and the future.
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