Shanming Guo

A man encounters a woman at a party, who used to be a filmmaker. After midnight, she tells him a story about a stray dog.

Believing in the existence of mermaids, a 7-year-old girl drifts into her secret fantasy world as she observes her mother pine with wasted love.

7-year-old Qiu Qiu wanders by herself, from the bank of a river to a plaza at night. She thinks she has made some friends.

Monica visits her daughter Ake in New York. The reunion does not play the way either of them had anticipated.

Set against a sweltering summer, Teddy is 17 and obsessed with two things: soccer, and her teammate Raya. Their battles on the field—and off—end up breaking more than just their hearts.