Winter by the River

A non-binary Chinese-American drag queen returns to their home town to confront their estranged father about the childhood memories that continues to haunt them.

After having a hard time finding a job in New York, Jiaqi decides to go back to China during the pandemic while her boyfriend Pingu insists to stay for his ambitious thesis film production. However, a sudden announcement interrupts Jiaqi’s plan. During their separation, both of them have a chance to experience a special period of their lives.

Manting, a Chinese woman in her early 60s, reconnects with the lesbian lover from her adolescence when one of her old classmates passes away. After classmates’ reunion event in a karaoke bar, they end up spending a night together roaming in the city.

Jiaqi decides to leave her boyfriend and go back to China for a stable job from New York during the Pandemic when a sudden announcement interrupts her life…