Letters from the Motherland

Letters from the Motherland

2017 · 17 min · Documentary

Featuring actual correspondence between the filmmaker's father and the caretaker of his ancestral home on Hainan Island over the past 30 years, we take a glimpse into the life of a 65-year-old Hainan-born Singaporean retiree living in the bustling cityscape of Singapore, and the caretaker living in the tropical village of Qionghai, Hainan.

Directed by He Shuming · Written by He Shuming

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