NFB | Hothouse 14 - Red Star Alley @nfb | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 23 hours ago.
A vine takes root in old Beijing, witnessing the passage of time in a traditional hutong—part of an urban fabric that’s fast disappearing as the city undergoes radical transformation. Making ingenious use of backlit cut-outs, Jenny Yujia Shi crafts an animated elegy to a vanishing way of life.

Directed by Jenny Yujia Shi - 2024 | 1 min

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