Another Year

Thirteen dinners of a Chinese migrant workers family over the course of fourteen months The film portrays a series of random occurrences Joys frustrations and the struggle for survival The meals unfold in realtime through thirteen static long takes Each take captures with vivid detail the reality of the relationships between the different family members As the seasons unfold so does time and the echoes for better working conditions penetrate the frame Issues such as the onechildpolicy and the possibilities for better wages weigh heavily on the minds of the threegeneration family