Agnis Shen Zhongmin’s lyrical debut follows Ming, a woman from Shanghai who journeys to Xishuangbanna’s rubber plantation where her late father was sent during the Cultural Revolution. The old production team house faces demolition to make way for a mining company and modern agricultural projects. Blending fiction, ethnography and travelogue, this moving hybrid film immerses us in family history and China’s vanishing traditions set against the phenomenal landscapes of southwestern China, where flora and fauna become characters of their own. 

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Agnis Shen Zhongmin. 

Festival selection/awards: Official Selection, Panorama Section, Berlin International Film Festival 2026

Screening as part of East Asia Film Festival Ireland 2026