Banr
Director: Erica Xia-Hou
Producer: Erica Xia-Hou
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Screenwriter: Erica Xia-Hou
Cinematographer: Deqiang Yuan
Cast: Erica Xia-Hou
Release Year: 2025
Language: Chinese (Simplified Han)
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: China
(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2025 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) BANR represents the struggles of Asian families, highlighting suppressed love, the constraints of traditional values, and the torment of Alzheimer’s disease. It offers a fresh perspective and narrative approach, inviting audiences to experience the emotional journey of an elderly Asian couple as they face and come to terms with Alzheimer’s. The focus of the film is not on telling a story but on immersing the audience in the sights, sounds, and thoughts of the elderly, allowing them to truly feel their world.