Yunye Chen
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Her Summer (poster)
2019
digital
Statement
Director's Statement
This film is an ongoing document of a young student, Droma, and my relationship with her. Filming Droma’s life in Raowu, China, was the first time I saw people who were stuck in poverty and witnessed the effects of a lack of resources. Droma and I built a relationship over the process of filming, and we promised that we would see each other again someday. Two years later, I fulfilled my promise and went back. The film is not a passive document of her life; I cannot say I did not affect her life. I was there. I influenced her. But I have also tried to show a person as a person, to capture her on her continuing journey. And in this way, the film does not end.
Filmmaking (MFA) Students