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The River that Holds Our Hands
拥啊拥In Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, elderly Lin Baohua returns to childhood scenes in her dreams. In Saigon, Vietnam, a documentary director holds a family photo taken 70 years ago and begins a journey of exploration. As the search proves fruitless, a chance encounter brings brief comfort, blurring the lines between reality, memory, and imagination.
About the Work
In Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, elderly Lin Baohua returns to childhood scenes in her dreams. In Saigon, Vietnam, a documentary director holds a family photo taken 70 years ago and begins a journey of exploration. As the search proves fruitless, a chance encounter brings brief comfort, blurring the lines between reality, memory, and imagination.
香港荃湾，耄耋老妇林宝华在睡梦中回到照片中儿时的场景；越南西贡，一位纪录片导演手握一张摄于70年前的家庭合照开始探寻之旅，但西贡早已物是人非。遍寻未果之际，一段奇妙的偶遇纾解了旅途的乏味，短暂的慰藉使他恍然如梦，与眼前的现实、回忆与想象交织在一起，分不清身在何处。