An Unfinished Film

A film crew in Wuhan resumes shooting a project as a new illness leads to lockdown and strands some of the team.

Lou Ye’s film follows a director and cast returning to a production that had stalled ten years earlier. In January 2020, a suspected illness disrupts the shoot; while some crew leave, those confined at the hotel continue communicating by phone and video call. The ICA notes flashing-light sequences and presents the screening as part of MINT Chinese Film Festival’s UK release project.