Sojourn to Shangri-la

Odyssey 2025 Official Selection

是日访古

UK Online Premiere

An elaborate fashion shoot is planned on the beach, but the backdrop built in advance has been swallowed by the sea overnight. While the young assistant tries every means possible to find it again, the film almost imperceptibly slips into the magical.

Also official selection of:

2023 FIRST 2024 Berlinale

OUR TAKE

A small interlude during filming gradually points to the unravelling of human order. The drone’s aerial gaze subtly stirs the audience’s senses, while the remarkable sound design intimates that sacred power resides in nature itself. Let us wander with the director’s vision into the unknown

Yuzhuo Wang (Curator for the New China Talents section)