Rebecca Wilkinson

"Don’t ask me about the hidden reason of all dark things, or where the path of fickle time leads us."

Documentary which, through the letters of Frances Wilkinson, an English woman who lived in China between the unsettled 30’s and 50’s, takes us on a journey to today’s China, comparing the letters’ point of view with that of the documentary-maker. A game of contrasts video-diary style involving the intimate reading of the letters by Frances’ granddaughter.

A silent scream. Snow over the black night. Two women share their last moments together in a remote house in the mountains. Without words, they accompany each other whilst the sound of thawing snow advances.