At the behest of his elderly mother, a painter embarks on a quest to find his family’s old apartment in the labyrinthine hills of Chongqing in southwestern China. He navigates the city’s transformed landscape, threading his way through tight alleyways, by consulting his cellphone’s GPS and seeking guidance from locals, as well as video-calling his faraway mother for her recollections and musings. His daughter, behind the lens, creates a rich visual chronicle of a city irrevocably altered. As she artfully juxtaposes past and present, skyscrapers against ancient mountains, neon signs against the ghosts of demolished structures, we see how much China has changed, structurally and culturally. Through this shared journey, the painter and his filmmaker daughter contemplate the nature of memory, the passage of time, and the weight of history, transforming their search into a profound testament to the power of image making.  PB

Q&A following screening.