Where Is the Centre?

| Yes to the Real Life
(BALi, KulturBahnhof Kassel)

The ""center"" serves as a metaphor for a dehumanized urban model: all movement and development of people and objects revolve around a hollow, illusory core. Robots drifting through ruins in the deep sea suggest the collapse of this center and the psychological dislocation experienced under a high-pressure society. The filmmaker is from Beijing – a vast and ever-expanding city – and this work is an abstract response to her perception of her hometown's reality.

  • Duration: 7 Min.
  • Countries: Germany
  • Languages: Chinese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Production year: 2025

  • Director: Xiaoran Yang
  • Nominated: Goldener Hercules