Wen Shan is a mediocre screenwriter struggling to make a living in Beijing. Commercial projects are left undone, and his own stories fall by the wayside. He lives a stagnant life in a fast growing city. By chance, he begins to write eulogies for a living. He meets the families of the deceased, carefully observes, listens to the stories, and at last, puts pen to paper. As he restores the lives of o...

Director Liu Jiayin casts her parents and herself as fictionalized members of a Beijing family that has fallen on hard times and ekes out an existence by making bags out of oxhide for sale.

4 years after Oxhide (2005), director Liu Jiayin and her parents reprise their roles for one night as they make and enjoy dumplings.

A short film commissioned by a hotel in Beijing, The Opposite House.

Director Liu Jiayin casts her parents and herself as fictionalized members of a Beijing family that has fallen on hard times and ekes out an existence by making bags out of oxhide for sale.

Wen Shan is a mediocre screenwriter struggling to make a living in Beijing. Commercial projects are left undone, and his own stories fall by the wayside. He lives a stagnant life in a fast growing city. By chance, he begins to write eulogies for a living. He meets the families of the deceased, carefully observes, listens to the stories, and at last, puts pen to paper. As he restores the lives of o...