Contemporary Shanghai is a city of rapid development, where screens and fragmented materiality dominate the landscape. People perform their daily lives in a space-time construction created by technology and society, seeking to blend in and communicate. The film "Life Imitation" (2016) is a non-fiction exploration of contemporary Chinese urban youth, blurring the lines between virtual and real worlds. It's a group portrait of young lives, bringing the viewer into their fragmented daily routines and encouraging self-reflection.
Life Imitation
In a rapidly developing Shanghai, a group of young individuals navigate a complex urban landscape marked by ubiquitous screens, fragmented architecture, and masked crowds. As they strive to define themselves in this ever-changing environment, they find themselves living within a space-time constr...
