[Additional Screening] 岁月回声 Echoes of Time: Intimate Chinese Stories

​Due to popular demand, we are adding an ADDITIONAL screening Sunday night.

Echoes of Time
Two Independent Documentaries by Chinese Filmmakers

​This screening features two documentary works by Chinese directors: Grandma's Youth and Nostalgia’s Hands. Set across different time periods and locations, these films explore how individuals reclaim identity, endure change, and seek belonging in both historical and everyday contexts.

​1. Grandma’s Youth (Work in Progress)
Grandma’s Youth is a feature-length documentary told from the first-person perspective of an 88-year-old Chinese woman. Looking back on a life shaped by war, political persecution, and famine, she recalls her path to becoming one of the first female university students in the early years of the People’s Republic of China. Through a rare female lens, the film offers an alternative narrative of 20th-century China.

​Director: Nile Tan
Duration: 50 min
Year: 2025
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: Chinese, English

​2. Nostalgia’s Hands (Work in Progress)
Nostalgia’s Hands takes us into the heart of an immigrant family of watch repairers in New York’s Chinatown. Through the eyes of shop owners Chen, a seasoned immigrant, and Lin, a newcomer, we witness their meticulous craft and the intertwining of their hopes, sorrows, and dreams that shape their lives.

​Beneath the surface of daily routines lies the connection between 'time' and memory, nostalgia and belonging; 'repair' serves as a healing act for a resilient community.

​Directors: Lillian Li, Isabel Shiqin Gao
Duration: 30 min
Year: 2024
Languages: Mandarin, English
Subtitles: Chinese, English

​岁月回声
华人独立纪录片双片放映

​本次放映将呈现两位华人导演的纪录作品：《奶奶的青春》与《时间物语》。两部影片以截然不同的时间线与空间背景，书写个体如何在历史与日常中，拾起自我、承受变迁、寻找归属。

​1. 《奶奶的青春 》(Work In Progress)

​《奶奶的青春》是一部纪录长片，通过一位88岁中国女性的第一人称讲述，回望她从战乱年代走来的青春轨迹。她历经了二战、生死迫害与饥荒，最终成为新中国首批进入大学的女性之一。影片以罕见的女性视角，呈现出中国二十世纪的另一种叙述。

​导演：Nile Tan
片长：50分钟
年份：2025
语言：普通话
字幕：中文，英文

​2. 《时间物语》(Work In Progress)

​《时间物语》缓缓展开一段发生在纽约唐人街修表店的日常。一对夫妻店主——移居多年、手艺沉稳的陈师傅，以及初来乍到、心念旧土的小林姐。在分秒交错之间，我们窥见这个移民家庭的孤独与默契、坚持与迷惘。 在日常琐碎的背后，是时间与记忆、乡愁与归属的深层关联；而“修复”这一行为，也成为支撑社区、疗愈创伤的隐喻。

​导演：李雪歌 高施沁
片长：30分钟
年份：2024
语言：普通话、英文
字幕：中文，英文