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.

Directors' 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.

Directors

Sunyin Zhang

Producers

Sunyin Zhang

Yiting Gao

Cinematographers

Ai Chung

Editors

Bowei Yue

Sound

Wenrui (Sam) Fan

Official Film Website

https://www.ioooilab.com/wildseed