DATONG follows the life and work of a controversial Chinese Communist Mayor GENG YANBO to tell the story about how he takes a radical reform to demolish 140,000 households and relocate half a million people to give way to restoration of Ancient relic walls in order to adopt a clean economic growth from tourism and culture, which he believes will do good to DA TONG citizen in the long term. With two years in the footsteps of GENG, along with the changing ideology and confrontations from the public, the film is trying to draw a looming shape of future of China.

中国政府推行动态清零政策已有三年，中国人的日常生活和自由遭受到严重的破坏。而新疆乌鲁木齐发生的一场大火彻底将民众对防疫政策的不满点燃，2022年11月26日。当上海人民自发的聚集街头悼念火灾中逝去的同胞时，没人料到这场悼念活动将引发全国范围内对防疫政策的抗议。中国政府的暴力镇压也随之而来…… The Chinese government has been implementing the Zero-Covid policy for three years, which has severely damaged the daily life and freedom of the Chinese people. A fire that broke out in Urumqi, Xinjiang, completely ignited the public's outrage with the policy and Chinese government on November 26, 2022. When the people of Shanghai spontaneously took to the streets to mourn their compatriots who died in the fire, no one expected that this mourning activity would trigger a nationwide protest. The violent suppression of the Chinese government also followed...

每一年的今天，在兰布拉纪念袭击遇难者的仪式上，都有一把大提琴演奏这支曲子。这是加泰罗尼亚艺术家Pau Casals 的作品《鸟之歌》，只有一句词“和平，和平，和平”。我们用这位年迈的流亡艺术家在1961年的演奏悼念逝者。这琴声是这样沉静的悲哀，因为经历过磨难的人知道和平的不易。但这张颤抖的琴弓却不可征服。2023年8月17日，以这部纪录片献给六年前的遇难者及他们的家人。

Literally translated from Zou Xian in Mandarin, "Walk the Line'' is a gripping phenomenon that has gone viral on Chinese social media, referring to the trek across the Darién Gap, a dangerous stretch of jungle connecting Colombia and Panama. Tens of thousands of asylum seekers from across the globe are braving the journey to reach the United States. As a result of China's harsh Zero-COVID policies, economic downturn, and a looming threat to human rights, Chinese migrants are fleeing the world's second-largest economy, quickly becoming the fastest-growing group descending upon the US southern border. The documentary is an on-the-ground, intercontinental chronicle of this treacherous journey. Walk the Line features intimate stories of several migrants: Ivan and Lee, a same-sex couple who did not dare reveal their faces to the camera until they reached the US, hoping that their story will inspire China's oppressed LGBTQ+ community; Cindy, the only female migrant that agreed to be on-camera, who suffered extreme physical challenges in the jungle and a nine-day nightmare at the border, grappling with unemployment and loneliness, and contemplating the sacrifices made in pursuit of a better life; and Mr. Yu who, after enduring a year of van-dwelling in Beijing to evade strict lockdowns, believes this difficult journey is the best choice he has ever made. He gets baptized in a Los Angeles church, and learns English at a community college, aspiring to become a truck driver. Over the course of eight months, "Walk the Line" captures these migrants' extraordinary resilience and determination, and the complex journey that follows their choice. Through stunning cinematography and poignant interviews, the documentary sheds light on the profound toll of the migrant journey against the inescapable backdrop of China's tense geopolitical setting and human right crisis.

上海疫情爆发一个月，网上看到过的太多发声，没过多久就消失了一大半，时间长了已经有些麻木，但有些事情不应该发生，既然发生了也不应该被遗忘。太多同胞受了本可以避免的苦，全国这么多支援的情况下怎么还会变成这样呢？ 2022年四月的上海能在家不挨饿的，已经属于幸运。作为电影人，在亲身经历后如果什么也不做真的有些负罪感。因为时长原因最后选取了四月上旬二十多个事件的部分音频，正好也有无人机能纪录下周边现在的样子，做了一个视频当做一种尽量客观真实的纪录，来记住4月的这些声音，希望所有人都能挺过去。

1995 film by Carma Hinton

documentary film