A young woman studying photography abroad, often mistaken for a boy, returns home for her father’s funeral. In a brief reunion with her estranged mother, they remain emotionally distant. Roaming the town with her camera, she reflects on her childhood and discusses her gender identity struggles with a foreign friend. Amid the gossip at the funeral, her uncertainty peaks, but an unexpected gesture from her mother creates an emotional connection between them.
Year of production 2025 Length 18' CountryChina Shooting Format 4K Aspect Ratio 1.66:1 Dialogue Chinese, English
DirectorKun Sun Production Company The One Media Limited Producer Winfred Wang Co-Producer Qingqin Qin Writer Kun Sun Director of Photography Leslie Y. Lin Production Designer Xiaojing Ma Sound Director & MixerJunyi He Sound Recordist Longhua Yang Editor Ailin Huang ColoristShu Fu ComposerJolene Khor Cast Yan Lin, Peixin Li
Director's Statement This is a very personal story, based on my own experience. Raised as a boy since childhood, I faced countless "gazes" regarding my gender throughout my upbringing. But does it really matter whether I’m a boy or a girl? The girl returns to her hometown, picks up a camera, and attempts to observe everything from an outsider's perspective, yet she inevitably becomes entangled in it. Fortunately, a kind of "awakening" in her mother’s actions turns them into allies, standing side by side to face their common enemy—the definitions and judgments of others.
