Wake Li

Modern China. On a bright sunny day, in a building site, an industrial complex is being deconstructed. Night falls. The ruins of the factory are empty and silent. Phantoms appear, voices are heard, telling their stories....From the anthology The State of the World.

Due to a family tragedy, He Daming severed ties with his father and left his hometown, never to return for decades. Years later, terminally ill, he embarks on a journey home with his wife by his side, hoping to see his father one last time before he dies.

Six directors, six independent films, six visions on the state of the world. Each carrying a unique and personal interpretation of a specific experience, their crossover creates new space for a dynamic and radical inquisitive reflection.