Always

Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.

Gong Youbin was born into a poor Chinese family. He has not seen his mother since he was three months old. Because of a poetry class in school,  he embarks on an emotional journey by learning to write poems through his imagination and exploration. By observing his upbringing in the countryside of Hunan, surrounded by dreams and the harsh realities of his family’s struggles, ALWAYS is an allegory for the loss of innocence, as Gong inevitably has to grow up out of childhood and face reality.

Film Advisory Content: Animal Slaughter Scene

Credits
Producer: Hansen Lin
Executive Producer: Gugi Gumilang
Director of Photography: Deming Chen
Editor: Ichu Lin
Composer: Yannick Dauby
Sound Designer: Yannick Dauby
Sound Editing: Nigel Brown
Color Grading: Brano Danis
Co-producers: Jean-Marie Gigon, Joyce Chou, Chia-Pei Chen