In the world

The film tells three different lives. Young people are working in airports. They are not satisfied with their jobs. The middle-aged family has just taken out a loan to buy a house in Beijing and is under huge economic pressure. While the old man cared for his wife with alzheimer's disease, he kept optimistic about his hard life. Living in this world, every family, every individual has their own deep heart of difficulty and bitterness. Everyone wants change, but there is nothing they can do about life.
Life gives us pain and will keep it with us.

  • All by my self
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    存在
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    39 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 10, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Mov
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • SSFF&ASIA
    Tokyo
    Japan
    personal
Director Biography - All by my self

Zhao Chen, a college student, began to think about life and the world due to the influence of the surrounding environment. He always tried to feel the pulse of The Times, but every time he felt it on the switch.
I love this art, but until just loving it doesn't have to be the same as saying it, so this is just the beginning, I hope to have the opportunity to stand higher and see further.

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Director Statement

In the film, many views are incorporated into the film. At first, I just feel that people around me are living a sick life. However, the more I understand the reasons for this sick life, the more I feel that I am small and powerless. I began to feel desperate, and more desperate, I gradually realized that the pain did not disappear with age, just as the Buddha said: all the actions are impermanent, all the leakage is bitter, all the laws are without me, nirvana is silent. This is the world, this is life. We cannot change, we have to struggle.