International poster for Deming Chen's film "Always", winner of the DOX Award at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen.
Deep in the lush mountains of Hunan province in China, 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.
In collaboration with Alphapanda.
Alphapanda, Timelight Films, 2025
