Kelpie

In the later stages of the epidemic, a young couple who constantly argued over work, a partner who had a conflict, a friend who didn't show up for a long time, their video chats were interwoven and recorded on a computer screen with anxiety, boredom, and hope.

My friend and I built a fire and set up a tent on the mountain, then encountered a heavy rainstorm at night. I asked my mother to imitate an unfamiliar Hakka dialect and teach me an element of a home. Blurred, flickering images gradually sharpen as we build our homes.

My rambling diary by the Chao Bai River, filmed with thermal imaging. Arising from an avoidance of confronting the deaths of pets and loved ones, the film follows repeated winter night walks in Yanjiao, searching for warmth and anomalies, while simulating the sensation of the eye’s rapid descent at the moment of falling asleep.