2001 | Documentary | 20' | English & Chinese Subtitles

Born in rural Heilongjiang in the 1980s, Wang Fong is the daughter of a Beijing “sent-down youth” of the Cultural Revolution who married a local farmer. Rising from countryside roots to graduate from Fudan University and work as a CCTV journalist, she returns in this 2001 documentary to her childhood village and to Beijing, retracing her mother’s journey. The film explores how the children of China’s “sent-down youth” struggled between rural beginnings and urban aspirations, seeking both belonging and identity across generations.

1980年代出生於黑龍江農村的王芳，是一位在文化大革命時期自北京下鄉的知青與當地農民結婚後的女兒。她從農村起步，努力考入復旦大學，畢業後更成為中央電視台的記者。這部於2001年拍攝的紀錄片，跟隨王芳回到黑龍江的童年故鄉，以及與母親一同返回北京，尋找母親當年離開的家園。影片探討了中國「知青」的下一代如何在農村出生成長，卻懷抱城市理想，在尋找歸屬與自我認同的過程中跨越代際。