Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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Wild Seed

China, United States
2020 — 14' / Color

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Synopsis

During the period of One-Child Policy, Peng, an illegally pregnant mother escapes from her home to avoid getting arrested by the family planning committee and being forced to have an abortion. After escaping, Peng begins her solitary journey to hide from the government’s ruthless members and survives along the vast wilderness in Guizhou Province.

Director Biography

Sunyin Zhang is a Chinese director, screenwriter and editor now residing in Los Angeles. She works in fiction, documentary and VR. Zhang often focus on gender diversity.

Director

Sunyin Zhang

Producer

Sunyin Zhang

Yiting Gao

Cinematographer

Ai Chung

Editor

Bowei Yue

Sound

Wenrui (Sam) Fan

Official Film Website

https://www.ioooilab.com/wildseed