CÓNG LÁI

43° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
DOCUMENTARIES COMPETITION

CÓNG LÁI

ALWAYS
by Deming CHEN
Country: China, USA, France
Year: 2025
Duration: 84'


Gong Youbin was born into a poor Chinese family. He has not seen his mother since he was three months old. Because of a poetry class in school, he embarks on an emotional journey by learning to write poems through his imagination and exploration.

Biography

film director

Deming Chen

(Hunan, China, 1993) is an emerging director and cinematographer based in Beijing, China, having studied at the Li Xianting Film School. His work is marked by a restrained yet expressive visual style, exploring themes of personal emotion and identity shaped by broader social and historical forces.

FILMOGRAFIA

Cóng Lái (Always, 2025).

Declaration

film director

“This film originates from my reflection on childhood memories and my exploration of a poetic world. I’ve always been searching for my personal voice and identity. Throughout my growth, many emotions have often been overlooked. They gradually fade with the passage of time but still exist in the cracks of life. I want to capture these time-worn details through film and rediscover the beauty of innocent. At the same time, this film is also part of my process of finding my personal artistic language.”

Cast

& Credits

DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHY: Deming Chen. FILM EDITING: Ichu Lin. MUSIC, SOUND: Yannick Dauby. PRODUCTION: Hansen Lin for Timelight Films/HandsOn Studio LLC.

CONTATTO: Hansen Lin veritiestudio95@gmail.com

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