Always

Plot

Deep in the lush mountains of Hunan province, Youbin lives with his father and two grandparents. He is 8 years old and he is a poet. The family is poor and lives on what they can grow. But at the village school, the children are taught Chinese poetry, and Youbin discovers the magical power of language to describe one’s feelings and place in the world.

About Always

Always (Chinese: 从来) is a feature-length documentary directed and shot by Deming Chen, produced by Hansen Lin following the journey of Gong Youbin, a rural adolescent poet in Hunan, China. A poetic coming-of-age film, it had its world premiere at CPH:DOX and received critical acclaim for its meditative visuals and narrative.

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