
The Family in Sinkhole
Bill Yao • 2017
Daguoquan which was a leprosy town, is the biggest sinkhole in Yunnan province, China. It is well-known by outside world through the media, beautiful like the heaven. The government is developing it and call on the villagers to do cleaning in order to attract more travelers. Yang Xiuxiang, a local villager, answered that call and eagered to do cleaning. But He Pingxiu, Yang’s mother , became the biggest barrier .She liked to store the rubbish , and raised a pig in the hole. 2016, which was her year of fate, she refused to do cleaning and move the pigpen firmly. On account of a pig, the son and mother spent an extraordinary year.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival
South Korea
2018
New Era Film Festival
China
2018
Beijing College Student Film Festival
China
2018
"Les Ecrans de Chine" China Dok Film Festival
France
2018
CAST & CREW
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

Bill Yao
Director