Still Tomorrow

　　摇摇晃晃的人间

　　Length: 1 hour

　　Release Time: July 2nd, 2017

　　Director: Fan Jian

　　Style: documentary, biography

　　Story and Review: This documentary records the life of the rural cerebral palsy and poet, Yu Xiuhua, known as China’s Emily Dickinson. Coming from a village in Hubei province, she divorces her husband to get rid of constraint and regain her freedom.

　　This documentary displays the delicate, abundant, painful and strong Yu Xiuhua. She is disabled, but she is poetic and keen on life and dream. Literature breeds so many vivacious and enthusiastic people who aspire to write poems and pursue their romantic dreams. Just as Yu says, being alive is a triumph. Her different attitude towards life is so awesome. This documentary wins many awards including the Best Documentary Award of the Golden Cup Prize at the 2017 Shanghai International Film Festival.

This is life

生门

　　Length: 106 minutes

　　Director: Chen Weijun, Chen Liang

　　Style: documentary, life

　　Sory and Review: With the lens to record the cruel and warm scene of life, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Wuhan University spends 6 years on completing the production of this documentary. The general volume of visual records is concentrated in the small obstetric room. The nervous atmosphere contains the positive energy and love, which explains the meaning of lines in Tagore’s poem, God gives us life, and we dedicate to embrace her.

Inmates

囚

　　Length: 287 minutes

　　Release Time: Feb

　　Director: Ma Li

　　Style: documentary, reflection

　　Story and Review: It takes place in a closed treatment area of a psychiatric hospital in northeastern China. People have different life including schizophrenia, mania, depression, sexual arousal, alcohol addiction. They will be here to undergo mandatory closed treatment. At a sober moment, they begin to get rid of this place, but the struggle is meaningless. After that, they begin to reflect on themselves, under the control of drugs, to touch the soul, the will, the desire and the thought. It wins many awards including the Best Documentary Award at the 54th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.

　　Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

　　天梯：蔡国强的艺术

　　Length: 73 minutes

　　Release Time: September 22nd, 2017

　　Director: Kevin Macdonald

　　Style: documentary, art, dream

　　Story and Review: It describes the journey of Cai Guoqiang from Quanzhou in the 1980s to the international stage step by step. It takes over 20 years for him to succeed. His work Ladder achieves great success, which makes his dream come true. A 500-meter golden ladder rises straight from the ground and illuminates the dark sky. The magnificent spectacle moves everyone present.

The Music on the Cloud

云上的乐声

　　Length: 4 episodes, 24minutes

　　Director: Ji Yang

　　Style: documentary, music, life

　　Story and Review: Four autistic children in the symphony orchestra change themselves through music and it is in this process that they gain respect and dignity. They don’t need other’s sympathy and compassion. They regard themselves as normal people and live a happy and optimistic life where love and warmth shine.

　　When god closes a door, he will open another window for you. Every child is an angel. These angels who suffer Autism have a special gift for music. Warmth and love never fade and will encourage them to live a brave and meaningful life.

　　Edited by Yu Qianqian

　　Produced by CUC & CCTSS

　　Please contact：Chinafilmdigest@126.com