May the Soil Be Everywhere

Synopsis

In a remote Chinese village, a peasant family endured wars, the communist revolution, and the deadliest famine. Persecution and hardship eventually forced the family to scatter. Against the backdrop of China’s rapid urbanization, the filmmaker sets out to unearth her family’s enduring bond with this long-forgotten village, hidden deeply in the vast mountain range of Loess Plateau.

Directors' Biography

Yehui Zhao is a New York–based artist and filmmaker. Her short and feature films have screened at True/False, UnionDocs, Prismatic Ground, DOC NYC, and other art organizations. She teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Marymount Manhattan College and serves as Art Director of 128 Lit.